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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 28-End of Essay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost" what?
(a) The use of his horses.
(b) The use of his feet.
(c) A road to go by.
(d) His will to travel.

2. What kind of expression does Emerson say that we begin to acquire with conformity?
(a) The gentlest perceptive expression.
(b) The gentlest asinine expression.
(c) The gentlest weak-minded expression.
(d) The gentlest rational expression.

3. What does Emerson suggest one should accept in regards to divine providence?
(a) The place divine providence has found for them.
(b) The ideas divine providence has instilled in them.
(c) The work divine providence has allotted them.
(d) The feelings divine providence has instilled in them.

4. What does Emerson say will happen if one does not put his heart into his work?
(a) His family will desert him.
(b) His genius will desert him.
(c) His friends will desert him.
(d) God will desert him.

5. What does Emerson say the man who is "really of their class" will be the founder of?
(a) A sect.
(b) His own nation.
(c) His family.
(d) His own tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final sentence of "Self-Reliance," Emerson writes: "Nothing can bring you peace but" what?

2. What does Emerson claim has happened to "the highest truth on this subject" in referencing the point of the essay overall?

3. What is it that man no longer dares to say, according to Emerson?

4. How does Emerson claim we give men the power to annoy us?

5. Which effort does Emerson insist we obey?

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