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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Emerson deliver "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?

2. On what day was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

3. Which of the following is NOT learned by humans to survive culturally?

4. What job did Ripley have before entering college?

5. To whom or what is "Conduct of Life" a love letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emerson describe the English as a people?

2. Explain Emancipation Day, which was the inspiration for "Emancipation in the British West Indies".

3. Why do some people glamorize farming? Why does Emerson say they should not?

4. What three things does Emerson say Thomas Carlyle was?

5. What does Emerson think of slavery, according to "Emancipation in the British West Indies"? What challenge does he issue in his essay?

6. In what three ways do geniuses maintain their distance from others?

7. What did Emerson think of his stepfather?

8. By what kind of poetry was "The Problem" inspired? What kind of rhyme does it use throughout?

9. How does Emerson describe Brown in "John Brown"?

10. Why does Emerson call the farmer the "continuous benefactor" of mankind in "Farming"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Emerson's view of Plato? Use evidence from his essay "Plato; or, the Philosopher" to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Emerson's view of the fine arts, focusing on art and poetry.

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