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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 does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?
(a) To be shocked out of them.
(b) To find others who share them.
(c) To learn from them.
(d) To forget them.

2. What is the celebration in "Lines to Ellen"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Love.
(d) A woman's classic beauty.

3. What does culture allow humans to do, according to "Culture"?
(a) Learn.
(b) Evolve.
(c) Live together in harmony.
(d) Understand each other.

4. According to Emerson, what can only be glimpsed but never possessed?
(a) The true beauties of nature.
(b) The true purpose of mankind.
(c) The true purpose of nature.
(d) God's divine design.

5. When was Emerson's last trip to England?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1827.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?

3. What is the mentality of 1844 based on, according to Emerson?

4. How should history be understood, according to Emerson's essay "History"?

5. What kind of man does Emerson say makes his wealth on a large scale by using the masses and their leaders?

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