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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 does Emerson say he will do if he is the Devil's child?
(a) He will find the doctrines of the church.
(b) He will try to find God.
(c) He will live from the Devil.
(d) He will live wholly.

2. What does Emerson say members are trying to secure in his comparison to joint-stock companies?
(a) Their bread.
(b) Their profits.
(c) Their reputations.
(d) Their jobs.

3. How does Emerson say a man feels when he has said or done something not according to his own will?
(a) Powerless.
(b) Restless.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Worried.

4. What does Emerson say the world will do to you for nonconformity?
(a) Lash you with its criticism.
(b) Punish you for your folly.
(c) Scourge you for your witlessness.
(d) Whip you with its displeasure.

5. What kind of expression does Emerson say that we begin to acquire with conformity?
(a) The gentlest weak-minded expression.
(b) The gentlest rational expression.
(c) The gentlest asinine expression.
(d) The gentlest perceptive expression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emerson say boys don't worry about?

3. What is Emerson referring to when he states: "It will be found symmetrical" in talking about consistency vs. contradiction?

4. Who or what does Emerson say he is living his life for?

5. What does Emerson say will happen if one does not put his heart into his work?

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