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

2. How does Emerson say a cultivated man feels about his property?
(a) Proud.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Satisfied.

3. What does Emerson say Joseph does with his coat?
(a) Leaves it behind "like an empty husk."
(b) Leaves it "among the darkest enemy."
(c) Leaves it "under the cloak of night."
(d) Leaves it "in the hand of the harlot."

4. What is a hobgoblin?
(a) A misinterpretation.
(b) An imaginary creature.
(c) A superficial object.
(d) An apparent danger.

5. Which faith does Emerson NOT mention as an example of "creeds and churches"?
(a) Lutheranism.
(b) Swedenborgism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Quakerism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "...may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted..."?

2. What does Emerson say a man should learn to detect and watch?

3. What does Emerson say he does not need in talking about virtuous action?

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

5. Which of the following does Emerson NOT use as an example of self-sufficiency?

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