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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. Which of the following does Emerson NOT say "looks abroad" in talking about mimicking other countries?
(a) Our Religion.
(b) Our Education.
(c) Our Passion.
(d) Our Art.

2. At what have men looked "so long that they have come to esteem the religious, learned, and civil institutions as guards"?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The cross.
(c) Things.
(d) Institutions.

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

4. How does Emerson describe perception?
(a) Perception is something one chooses on one's own.
(b) Perception should be contradicted.
(c) Perception is different for each person.
(d) Perception is as much a fact as the sun.

5. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) A well-known author.
(b) An unknown painter.
(c) An well-known painter.
(d) An unknown sculptor.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does Emerson describe the relationship between the soul and the "divine spirit"?

4. What does Emerson insist men carry themselves in the presence of?

5. How does Emerson say he wants his life to be?

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