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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. What does Emerson say is most important about verses like the ones he mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) The writer's character.
(b) The writer's true feelings.
(c) The sentiment they instill.
(d) The thoughts they contain.

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

3. Which artist does Emerson say "will create a house in which all these will find themselves fitted"?
(a) Dante.
(b) Phidias.
(c) The American artist.
(d) The self-reliant artist.

4. What does Emerson recommend we do in our relationships with our family?
(a) Help them build their own self-reliance.
(b) Stop living according to their expectations.
(c) Ask them for help in building our self-reliance.
(d) Accept them for who they are.

5. Where does Emerson say it is easy to live after the world's opinion?
(a) Among friends.
(b) At home.
(c) In the world.
(d) In your community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God communicate when he speaks, according to Emerson?

2. How does Emerson say a cultivated man feels about his property?

3. How does Emerson describe perception?

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

5. What does the soul perceive about Truth and Right in the state of having "life in yourself'?

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