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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 19-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson claim "statesmen and philosophers and divines" adore?
(a) Foolish contradiction.
(b) Foolish consistency.
(c) Foolish misunderstanding.
(d) Foolish magnanimity.

2. Emerson claims that a man or company of men can overpower "all cities, nations, kings, rich men, poets" when he or they posses which characteristic?
(a) Being fully honest.
(b) Being of great virtue.
(c) Being entirely self-reliant.
(d) Being open to principles.

3. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) An well-known painter.
(b) An unknown painter.
(c) A well-known author.
(d) An unknown sculptor.

4. What do Alfred, Scanderbeg and Gustavus have in common?
(a) They all protect their kingdoms against powerful enemies.
(b) They all are kings.
(c) They all lead their people to great riches.
(d) They all are dukes.

5. How does Emerson describe the relationship between the soul and the "divine spirit"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Pure.
(c) Harmonious.
(d) Strained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are boys sure of in Emerson's example of how boys speak their mind?

2. What does Emerson say "...is all that concerns..." him?

3. Who instructed the world, according to Emerson?

4. What does Emerson say man is jailed by?

5. What does Emerson say members are trying to secure in his comparison to joint-stock companies?

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