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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emancipation in the British West Indies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?
(a) The artist's childhood experiences.
(b) The artist's work.
(c) The artist's intellect.
(d) The artist's personality.

2. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?
(a) European academia.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Industry.
(d) American politics.

3. How does Emerson describe Ripley?
(a) Friendly to the point of being naive.
(b) Cold.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) A natural gentlemen.

4. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.
(a) Culture; literature.
(b) Thought; culture.
(c) Thought; language.
(d) Language; literature.

5. Where did Ripley graduate college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Boston College.
(c) New York University.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into how many categories does prudence manifest itself, according to Emerson?

2. According to Emerson's "The Over-Soul", which of the following is NOT the essence of the over-soul?

3. What is the purpose of manners, according to Emerson's "Manners"?

4. What does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?

5. What was man born to be, according to "Conduct of Life"?

(see the answer key)

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