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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Emerson say we should awaken when entering "into the state of war"?
(a) Thor and Woden.
(b) Camulus and Cocidius.
(c) Zeus and Hera.
(d) Mars and Jupiter.

2. Emerson laments that strong intellects "dare not yet hear God himself, unless he speak the phraseology of..." whom?
(a) Society at large.
(b) David, or Jeremiah or Paul.
(c) Lukas, or Daniel or Isaiah.
(d) Luther, or Milton or Plato.

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

4. What does Emerson say the man who is "really of their class" will be the founder of?
(a) His own nation.
(b) A sect.
(c) His own tradition.
(d) His family.

5. Which faith does Emerson NOT mention as an example of "creeds and churches"?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Quakerism.
(c) Lutheranism.
(d) Swedenborgism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alfred, Scanderbeg and Gustavus have in common?

2. What will we gladly do when we have "new perception"?

3. Which of the following does Emerson NOT list in the aspects of life in which "It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution"?

4. What does Emerson say you can "present every moment"?

5. What does Emerson claim has happened to "the highest truth on this subject" in referencing the point of the essay overall?

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