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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Abraham Lincoln.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who can too often judge and categorize art and literature, according to "The Poet"?
(a) Censors of thought.
(b) Poets.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Umpires of taste.

2. In what year did John Brown lead a revolt?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1859.

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

4. What did Emerson think of slavery?
(a) He thought it was a necessary evil.
(b) He thought it was inherently evil.
(c) He thought it could be reformed to be an effective practice.
(d) He thought it would soon be obsolete as machines took the places of slaves.

5. What role does the farmer play to mankind, according to "Farming"?
(a) Continuous benefactor.
(b) It is a symbiotic relationship.
(c) He determines all the actions for the rest of his society.
(d) He takes from mankind much more than is given back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What credibility did Emerson have to discuss the topic of "An Address"?

2. What does Emerson see evidence of everywhere he looks in society?

3. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?

4. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?

5. What was the main argument in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law?

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