Self-Reliance Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Self-Reliance Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. How does Emerson say adults feel in looking into the faces of children?

2. What does Emerson say happens to the "voices which we hear in solitude" as we enter into the world?

3. Which of the following movements did Emerson NOT mention in his listing of "institutions"?

4. What does Emerson say is a conspiracy against manhood?

5. What does Emerson claim most men have attached themselves to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emerson say man no longer dares to do at the beginning of paragraph 23?

2. In paragraph 6, Emerson compares society to a joint-stock company. Explain this comparison.

3. Why does Emerson hold Moses, Plato and Milton in such high regard?

4. In paragraph 13, Emerson says it "seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on your memory alone ... but to bring the past for judgment into the thousand-eyed present." What does he mean by the phrase "thousand-eyed present"?

5. What does Emerson mean when he says (in paragraph 10), "Nature is not slow to equip us in the prison-uniform of the party to which we adhere. We come to wear one cut of face and figure"?

6. Why do you think Emerson claims, in talking about some verses he had read, that "The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they may contain."?

7. Explain the quote "Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events" from paragraph 3.

8. What is Emerson's stance on philanthropy and charity?

9. Emerson describes insightfully in paragraph 9 when it is easy to live according to his philosophy and when it is difficult. Explain this insight.

10. Why do other members of society "need" us to be consistent according to Emerson in paragraph 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Emerson's view of the advancement of society and give several supporting examples.

Essay Topic 2

What was the Transcendentalist movement? How does the essay "Self-Reliance" relate to the movement?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Emerson's use of stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, pace, figurative language, tone, allusions, etc., and explain in which ways his style contributes to the feeling imparted by the essay.

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