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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emancipation in the British West Indies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first poem in the collection "Poetry"?
(a) "The Problem".
(b) "Goodbye".
(c) "Lines to Ellen".
(d) "Threnody".

2. How does nature affect mankind, according to Emerson?
(a) It nurtures and heals mankind.
(b) It provides a connection with other men.
(c) It reminds mankind of what could be.
(d) It slows mankind down.

3. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?
(a) The downtrodden.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Religious mystics.

4. What did Emerson think of slavery?
(a) He thought it was a necessary evil.
(b) He thought it would soon be obsolete as machines took the places of slaves.
(c) He thought it was inherently evil.
(d) He thought it could be reformed to be an effective practice.

5. What was Napoleon's opinion of inherited monarchy?
(a) Adulation.
(b) Envy.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the love between a man and woman usually begin?

2. What are "apologies for gifts," according to Emerson?

3. In what style is "Selected Writings" written?

4. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?

5. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?

(see the answer key)

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