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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a president does Emerson say Lincoln was?
(a) Incomparable.
(b) Middle-class.
(c) A president for the ages.
(d) Exceptional.

2. What did Napoleon call himself?
(a) "The True Son of France."
(b) "The Unifier of Europe."
(c) "The Emperor of Europe."
(d) "The Child of Destiny."

3. In what city did John Brown lead a revolt?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Harpers Ferry.

4. Where does Emerson say egotism likely comes from?
(a) Primal instinct.
(b) Peer pressure.
(c) Learned behavior.
(d) The accumulation of wealth.

5. How does Emerson describe culture AND humans?
(a) Gold.
(b) Not unlike nature.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Malleable.

6. What form does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" take?
(a) A tract.
(b) A letter.
(c) A brochure.
(d) A poem.

7. According to Emerson, why is the farmer blessed?
(a) He makes his own schedule.
(b) He understands the seasons.
(c) He is unencumbered by societal norms.
(d) He lives in and works close to nature.

8. What kind of men do the hard work of farming?
(a) Men of great faith.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Men of nature.
(d) Men of endurance.

9. What state's citizens did Daniel Webster betray?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maine.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

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

12. Where was Thoreau happiest, according to Emerson?
(a) Among people.
(b) In nature.
(c) In the city.
(d) On the ocean.

13. Why is the accumulation of wealth a virtue, according to Emerson?
(a) It secures man his family.
(b) It secures man his independence.
(c) It secures man his power.
(d) It secures man his future.

14. What does Emerson say is difficult because "solitude is impracticable, and society fatal"?
(a) Creating an effective society.
(b) Functioning in society as a genius.
(c) Living in solitude.
(d) Finding a balance between society and solitude.

15. What age did Napoleon usher in that the West had yet to recover from, according to Emerson?
(a) Selfishness and materialism.
(b) The Industrial Age.
(c) A fascination with New Age mysticism.
(d) Intellectualism and Spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one danger of over-refinement?

2. What denomination did Ripley come from?

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

4. What was Thoreau's full name?

5. What was John Brown's punishment after the revolt?

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