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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Abraham Lincoln.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emerson describe Ripley?
(a) Cold.
(b) Friendly to the point of being naive.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) A natural gentlemen.

2. Where does Emerson say egotism likely comes from?
(a) Primal instinct.
(b) The accumulation of wealth.
(c) Learned behavior.
(d) Peer pressure.

3. What is the "ill-fated, much-injured race," according to "The Emancipation Proclamation"?
(a) Whites.
(b) Romans.
(c) African-Americans.
(d) Jews.

4. What age did Napoleon usher in that the West had yet to recover from, according to Emerson?
(a) Intellectualism and Spirituality.
(b) Selfishness and materialism.
(c) The Industrial Age.
(d) A fascination with New Age mysticism.

5. According to "Society and Solitude", what is necessary for men to formulate thoughts?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Society.
(c) Both solitude and society.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Magna Carta, American Revolution, and habeas corpus reveal about the English?

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

3. What aspect of man does "Nominalist and Realist" delve into?

4. What did Emerson say about communion in "The Lord's Supper"?

5. In what does Emerson say men truly learn?

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