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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. In what year did Emerson deliver "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1840.

2. What poem of Emerson's is about the woods and pond on his own property?
(a) "Walden".
(b) "Threnody".
(c) "Forerunners".
(d) "Self-Reliance".

3. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Experience.
(c) Language.
(d) Truth.

4. Why does Emerson say Webster is wrong?
(a) He was a poor orator.
(b) He verbally attacked President Abraham Lincoln.
(c) He did not back up his claims with evidence.
(d) He sided with slavery.

5. What does Emerson believe about nature?
(a) It is unchanging.
(b) It is bipolar.
(c) It can be used as an analogy for all aspects of life.
(d) It will be the only thing that lasts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose rights did the Fugitive Slave Law protect?

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

4. Who or what is a part of nature, according to "Nature"?

5. According to Emerson, what is one negative effect of men isolating themselves?

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