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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) Weakness.
(b) Strength.
(c) Passivity.
(d) Submissiveness.

2. What does Emerson say we can know about justice?
(a) The soul that caused it.
(b) Its presence and its absence.
(c) Its beauty.
(d) From whence it comes.

3. What does Emerson say he will do if he is the Devil's child?
(a) He will try to find God.
(b) He will live wholly.
(c) He will find the doctrines of the church.
(d) He will live from the Devil.

4. What does Emerson claim is the virtue "in most request"?
(a) Self-reliance.
(b) Formidability.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Conformity.

5. How does Emerson say a cultivated man feels about his property?
(a) Proud.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries does Emerson NOT mention in talking about traveling?

2. In which hours does Emerson say "We feel that duty is our place"?

3. What do others use to "compute our orbit"?

4. At which point is a person willing to "let the words go"?

5. Why does Emerson say that it is difficult to live his rule?

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