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Which best describes Emerson’s central message to his contemporaries in "Self-Reliance"?

One must conform in order to survive in the world.

One should follow one’s conscience instead of what others dictate.

One must limit one’s communication with people in the community.

One should work to improve society for future generations.

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How does Thoreau defend his approach in the second paragraph of “Economy” in Walden?

He uses the word “I” because he feels it sounds more interesting.

He does not use first-person point of view because his is a fictional account.

He uses first-person point of view to get his readers’ attention.

He uses the word “I” for the sake of sincerity and honesty.

Which statement best summarizes the third paragraph of “Economy” in Walden?

Having finished framing his house, he sought out another house to dismantle for building materials. He found one and bought it cheaply.

First he constructed the frame of his house, and then he bought the boards. The boards came from another house.

His house frame was ready for its boards by mid-April. He had gotten the boards from a small, run-down building he purchased for a good price.

The building he took his house’s boards from was not in very good shape. The price was reasonable, though.

What does Emerson argue should be the basis of human actions in the second paragraph of “Self-Reliance”?

the right to protect one’s property from damage by others

confidence in one’s intelligence and inner worth

a desire for progress and innovation in society

the urge to succeed and make a decent living

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

These are the voices which we hear in solitude...

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.

There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance...

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

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