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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?
(a) It is our right to be philanthropic.
(b) Philanthropy can be malice and vanity in disguise.
(c) Philanthropy is our obligation to poor men.
(d) Philanthropy is the highest good.

3. What does Emerson say boys don't worry about?
(a) What others think.
(b) Their consciousness.
(c) Being genuine.
(d) Consequences.

4. What "...may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted..."?
(a) Our own preestablished harmony.
(b) The power that resides in us.
(c) The character that makes an impression on us.
(d) The divine idea each of us represents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say man is jailed by?

2. What does Emerson say is the lesson great works of art teach us?

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

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

5. What does Emerson say about the occurrence of virtues?

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