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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through English Traits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Emerson received on his last trip to England?
(a) Warmly.
(b) Coldly.
(c) He was not known as a writer at this time.
(d) He was hated by the English due to his essays about them.

2. What is the mentality of 1844 based on, according to Emerson?
(a) The worth of the individual.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) The desire to be included in popular culture.
(d) The blind loyalty to government officials.

3. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?
(a) Historical folklore.
(b) Public education.
(c) Contemporary literature.
(d) Secular society.

4. How does Emerson say we become aware of the changes in our lives brought on by experience?
(a) In retrospect.
(b) By observing those same changes in other people's lives.
(c) By living our lives.
(d) Through prayer.

5. Which of the following is the best and most efficient type of economy for man, according to Emerson?
(a) Public bureaucracy.
(b) Democratic republic.
(c) Enlightened socialism.
(d) Private enterprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction is character aligned with, according to Emerson?

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

3. What word or phrase means a belief that God's grace allows an individual to ignore all laws, divine and terrestrial?

4. What natural phenomenon does Emerson use as a comparison for character in his essay "Character"?

5. What year is the focus of "New England Reformers"?

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