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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 he likes "better than any preaching"?
(a) The quiet of a sanctuary.
(b) The look of a full congregation.
(c) The silent church before the service begins.
(d) The willingness to take action.

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

3. How does Emerson claim we give men the power to annoy us?
(a) Through our curiosity.
(b) Through our weakness.
(c) Through our dependence.
(d) Through our friendliness.

4. What does Emerson not recommend dragging about in his discussion of past acts?
(a) The carcass of your consistency.
(b) The corpse of your memory.
(c) The deadweight of contradiction.
(d) The burden of the public.

5. What does Emerson say a man will find himself if he exercises his reason?
(a) A true princess.
(b) A true prince.
(c) A respectful community.
(d) A welcoming home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emerson say a man can recognize what he is capable of?

2. Emerson laments that strong intellects "dare not yet hear God himself, unless he speak the phraseology of..." whom?

3. What does Emerson say one shouldn't travel in hope of?

4. What does Emerson claim "statesmen and philosophers and divines" adore?

5. Emerson claims that there are "two confessionals, in one or the other of which we must be shriven." What are the confessionals he is referring to?

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