According to "Self Reliance," the indication of a great person is a person who

follows his or her own mind in a crowd

Thoreau felt that most work people did was

a waste of their time and efforts

Emerson shows transcendental belief that humans, nature, and God are connected when he says

he becomes a transparent eyeball

A nonconformist is someone who

refuses to follow accepted customs

Thoreau felt the newspaper was

full of stories of murder, robbery and accidents

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1
Both "Self Reliance" and Nature stress the importance of...
believing in yourself
trusting in nature only
loving God the most
living in the woods
2
Where did the author live in Walden?
on a mountain in Massachusetts
in the town of Concord
on a famous battleground
in the woods near a lake
3
Decorum means good taste in
conduct
schools
friends
housing
4
According to "Self Reliance," the indication of a great person is a person who
follows his or her own mind in a crowd
questions the way nature acts
never thinks about past events
worries what other people think
5
Thoreau felt that most work people did was
good, because they could buy themselves things
good if they had a high-paying job
a waste of their time and efforts
valuable to society
6
What does exhilaration mean?
high spirits
boundless courage
endless luck
incredible peace
7
According to Nature, when people go into the woods, they
feel like children
cast off fear
see their beauty
love all people
8
What does aversion mean?
strong dislike
lonely solitude
complete trust
easy happiness
9
Emerson shows transcendental belief that humans, nature, and God are connected when he says
nature makes people feel childish
he becomes a transparent eyeball
nature makes him forget his friends
God speaks through people about nature
10
A nonconformist is someone who
wonders how the world was created
tries to find meaning in nature
refuses to follow accepted customs
feels inadequate in a large crowd
11
Thoreau felt the newspaper was
a necessary part of a democracy
great entertainment
full of stories of murder, robbery and accidents
important source of news
12
What does Emerson say is the only wrong in "Self Reliance"?
going against your nature
working with your hands
trusting appearances of nature
contradicting yourself often
13
Thoreau went into the woods because he wanted to
hunt animals
live deliberately
travel away from home
avoid paying taxes
14
Something that is occult is
secret
frightening
changeable
different
15
According to "Self Reliance" people who want to find the good in the universe should rely on..
religious teachings
study of geniuses
formal education
own investigations

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