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Bright Romanticism: American Individualism — Test

Question 2 • *KCPS English Language Arts 11 (2027)

Which quotation from "Self-Reliance" best summarizes Emerson’s view on belief in oneself?

Answer
A
These are the voices which we hear in solitude...
B
We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.
C
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance...
D
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Explanation

Emerson argues that people should trust their own judgment rather than depend on outside approval or authority. The statement “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind” directly expresses that belief in oneself. The other quotations touch on related ideas, such as self-expression and envy, but D states his central principle most clearly.

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