1. Which faith does Emerson NOT mention as an example of "creeds and churches"?
(a) Swedenborgism.
(b) Quakerism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Lutheranism.

2. Which of the following does Emerson NOT use as an example of self-sufficiency?
(a) A rose blooming after a storm.
(b) A child growing up to be a man.
(c) The creation of a planet.
(d) A tree recovering from a storm.

3. Who does Emerson say has chosen "our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion"?
(a) Our families.
(b) Society.
(c) God.
(d) Ourselves.

4. What is Emerson referring to when he states: "It will be found symmetrical" in talking about consistency vs. contradiction?
(a) A man's character reflects the society he lives in.
(b) A good character is always the same on the outside as on the inside.
(c) Every man's character reflects his own life.
(d) Emerson's own thoughts reflect his life.

5. What does Emerson say a man must know how to estimate in talking about society and nonconformity?
(a) A sour face.
(b) The will of others.
(c) Nonconformists.
(d) Whether others disagree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emerson describing when he states: "In your metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity: yet when the devout motions of the soul come ... they should clothe God with shape and color"?

2. Emerson says that another person of greater obedience can master him, although he does not do what?

3. Which emotions does Emerson say are beneath the state of having "life in yourself"?

4. What do young men do if they fail in their first enterprises?

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

(see the answer key)

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