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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fugitive Slave Law.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many trips did Emerson make to England that led to the writing of "English Traits"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Who or what is a part of nature, according to "Nature"?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Man.
(c) Progress.
(d) Architecture.

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

4. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?
(a) The artist's childhood experiences.
(b) The artist's intellect.
(c) The artist's work.
(d) The artist's personality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Emerson attribute the term "transcendentalism"?

2. According to "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?

3. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?

4. How should one be a man, according to "Self-Reliance"?

5. What is the celebration in "Lines to Ellen"?

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