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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are boys sure of in Emerson's example of how boys speak their mind?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their dinner.
(d) Themselves.

2. Who or what does Emerson say he is living his life for?
(a) Himself.
(b) The higher good of society.
(c) God.
(d) Itself.

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 from the Devil.
(c) He will live wholly.
(d) He will find the doctrines of the church.

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

5. What does Emerson say he does not need in talking about virtuous action?
(a) Consent to do good.
(b) The assurance of his fellows.
(c) The assurance of philanthropists.
(d) Courage and charity.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which "iron string" does Emerson say every heart vibrates?

2. Which story does Emerson tell to get his point across about self-perception?

3. What does Emerson say he has difficulty detecting when people "maintain a dead church"?

4. How does Emerson say a man feels when he has said or done something not according to his own will?

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

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