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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fugitive Slave Law.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Language.
(c) Experience.
(d) Truth.

2. According to Emerson's "The Over-Soul", which of the following is NOT the essence of the over-soul?
(a) An indwelling sense of God.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Human consciousness.
(d) Intellectual discussion.

3. If the people within a commune did not work equally, what does Emerson say the harder-working individuals would do?
(a) Create a hierarchy and rule the weaker workers.
(b) Defect and start another commune.
(c) Defect and seek fortunes in the larger world.
(d) Grow agitated and start fighting among themselves.

4. What year is the focus of "New England Reformers"?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1834.

5. What is the subject of "The Problem"?
(a) Emerson's split with the church.
(b) Emerson's biography.
(c) Emerson's desire to be a true poet.
(d) Emerson's fear of dying alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emerson say Webster is wrong?

2. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?

3. How will society become better, according to Emerson?

4. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?

5. How does nature affect mankind, according to Emerson?

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