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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 is the definition of "docility" as used by Emerson ("our docility to our own law")?
(a) Submissiveness.
(b) Passivity.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Strength.

2. In writing about strength, to whom does Emerson compare the American?
(a) The Viking.
(b) The Algerian.
(c) The New Zealander.
(d) The Ecuadorian.

3. Who does Emerson make an example of when talking about living according to his recommendations?
(a) Great men.
(b) Minors and invalids.
(c) Great artists.
(d) True geniuses.

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. How does Emerson measure the degree to which a thing is real?
(a) By the measure of life it contains within it.
(b) By the measure of virtue it contains.
(c) By the degree of power it exhibits.
(d) By the degree of trust it has in the Supreme Cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emerson say a character is "like an acrostic"?

2. Which of the following does Emerson NOT say "looks abroad" in talking about mimicking other countries?

3. Besides children, who does Emerson say God has armed with "piquancy and charm"?

4. Whom does Emerson say we should awaken when entering "into the state of war"?

5. "Nature suffers nothing to remain in her kingdoms which..."?

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