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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. What does Emerson say the muscles are moved by in his discussion of company?
(a) The will of others.
(b) Our own will alone.
(c) A low usurping willfulness.
(d) A most disagreeable sensation.

2. What does "Ne te quaesiveris extra" mean?
(a) Every man should do extra work.
(b) Do not reach outside yourself.
(c) Man is his own star.
(d) Do not look outside yourself.

3. What is "Himmaleh"?
(a) A great ship.
(b) An imaginary creature.
(c) The Himalayan mountain range.
(d) A place like heaven.

4. What does Emerson say he can anticipate if he knows your sect?
(a) Your beliefs.
(b) Your thoughts.
(c) Your heart.
(d) Your argument.

5. Emerson claims that man "stands on tiptoe" to see what?
(a) His blooming garden.
(b) His own riches.
(c) The future.
(d) The past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say is the lesson great works of art teach us?

2. In the state of having "life in yourself" that Emerson describes, what does he claim is of no account?

3. What does Emerson say is a conspiracy against manhood?

4. Which system does Emerson accuse of fostering restlessness?

5. What "plays us false" in history?

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