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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. According to Emerson, Galileo did more with what than anyone since?
(a) An opera-glass.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A thermometer.
(d) A map of the stars.

2. Emerson mentions something personal to him that makes "no reference" to the past and simply exists with God today. What is it?
(a) His book.
(b) His house.
(c) His patron saint.
(d) His roses.

3. At which point is a person willing to "let the words go"?
(a) When he or she realizes that they are useless.
(b) When he or she becomes self-reliant.
(c) When he or she no longer needs them.
(d) When he or she understands them.

4. Emerson states, "The way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly strange and new." What does he mean?
(a) That state can be disconcerting in the beginning.
(b) When we reach that state, we will finally understand what others meant in describing it.
(c) Each person experiences that state for himself or herself alone.
(d) That state is unlike anything we've ever experienced.

5. What kind of prayer does Emerson call "vicious"?
(a) Disheartened prayer.
(b) Dishonest prayer.
(c) Prayer that appeals thoughtlessly to God.
(d) Prayer that craves a particular commodity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rule of wisdom does Emerson seem to find in his discussion of society's views of past acts?

2. What does Emerson say tendency does to variety of actions?

3. What does Emerson say the man who is "really of their class" will be the founder of?

4. What does Emerson say he likes "better than any preaching"?

5. How does Emerson say he knows it makes no difference whether he does or forbears "...those actions which are reckoned excellent"?

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