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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) An unknown painter.
(b) A well-known author.
(c) An well-known painter.
(d) An unknown sculptor.

2. What does Emerson say "...is all that concerns..." him?
(a) My own charities.
(b) What I must do.
(c) My own thought.
(d) What I believe.

3. What does genuine action explain?
(a) Nothing.
(b) One's character.
(c) Itself.
(d) Everything.

4. What does Emerson say no man can violate?
(a) The laws of God.
(b) His nature.
(c) The laws of society.
(d) The laws of nature.

5. What does Emerson wish adults could return to?
(a) Their youth.
(b) Their neutrality.
(c) Their carelessness.
(d) Their true state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson call "...pretty oracles nature yields us..." when talking about examples of trusting oneself?

2. "...the man in the street, finding no worth in himself..." feels poor when he looks on what?

3. What is Emerson referring to when he writes: "...seated at their heart, working through their hands..." in his description of those living according to his recommendations?

4. What is Emerson suggesting with his mention of Joseph and his coat?

5. How does Emerson say a man can recognize what he is capable of?

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