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What two things are impermanent by nature?

Question Answer Choices Joy and anger Life and love Triumph and disaster Hope and fear

What sort of balance should one try to achieve?

Question Answer Choices Enjoyment and contemplation Private ideals and public action Solitude and togetherness Faith and reason

What does the speaker say is necessary to be self-confident?

Question Answer Choices Accept some failures and losses Bravery and some recklessness Patience and time Face uncertainty and disagreement

What must a righteous person avoid?

Question Answer Choices Temptations of sin Appearance of impropriety Sounding "preachy" Being self-righteous

For whom is the poem intended?

Question Answer Choices A boy or young man The speaker's younger self A graduating class Everyone