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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 it that we put on in company according to Emerson?
(a) A forced smile.
(b) Our best dress.
(c) A feigned laugh.
(d) A new set of opinions.

2. Who said "To the persevering mortal ... the blessed Immortals are swift"?
(a) Caliph Ali.
(b) Zoroaster.
(c) Bonduca.
(d) Fletcher.

3. Who does Emerson say the youth speaks forcefully to?
(a) Seniors.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) Their contemporaries.

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

5. What is Emerson suggesting with his mention of Joseph and his coat?
(a) That we flee from God and religion.
(b) That we flee from contradiction.
(c) That we abandon previous theories.
(d) That we abandon the need to conform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things does Emerson NOT name in explaining what man is "one with"?

2. What word does Emerson use to describe people who live their own opinion "in the midst of the crowd"?

3. What does Emerson say are "but physiological colors which the eye makes"?

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

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

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