Short Stories Review H.

Who wrote "Self-Reliance?"

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Walt Whitman

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

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What is the purpose of the text?

• To inform the reader of society's intentions

• To persuade the reader be individual and not conform

• To entertain the reader by using humorous situations

• To inform the reader of how free-thinking is dangerous

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Which does Emerson value more?

• original thought

• traditional wisdom

Ralph Waldo Emerson believes that _____ is smart.

• doing well in school

• going to Harvard

• believing in your own thoughts

• being popular

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The theme, or main idea, of this selection is to _____.

• be like others

• be popular

• be distrustful

• none of these

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This is described by Emerson as being an iron string.

• triumph of principles

• a foolish consistency

• self-trust

• a guitar

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Emerson states that men will certainly learn that _____.

• envy is ignorance

• it is wise to envy others

• everyone should earn a lot of money

• conflict is a good thing

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Another good title for this work might also be _____.

• "Be Yourself"

• "Trust Yourself"

• "Believe in Yourself"

• all of these

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Who or what should every person trust?

• "every heart"

• "thyself"

• "society"

• "contemporaries"

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What does Emerson mean by "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds?"

• A great mind is not afraid to contradict their ideas for new ones

• a great mind does not contradict their own ideas

• hobgoblins are scary

• doing the same foolish thing over and over is cool

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