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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of nature does Emerson say the farmer has?
(a) Hard-working.
(b) Innocent and pure.
(c) Beneficial.
(d) The kind of nature that teaches others life lessons.

2. What kind of income does the farmer usually earn?
(a) Ample.
(b) Miniscule.
(c) Modest.
(d) None at all.

3. What does a dollar represent, according to Emerson?
(a) Intellectual value.
(b) Spiritual value.
(c) Monetary value.
(d) Moral value.

4. What kind of man does Emerson say makes his wealth on a large scale by using the masses and their leaders?
(a) A clever man.
(b) A lazy man.
(c) A greedy man.
(d) A charismatic man.

5. What was John Brown's punishment after the revolt?
(a) Execution.
(b) Probation.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Imprisonment.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Emerson's last trip to England?

2. What does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?

3. Which of the following is NOT a way men of genius maintain their distance from others?

4. What age did Napoleon usher in that the West had yet to recover from, according to Emerson?

5. What seldom-acknowledged factor in coloring people's experience is a large part of everyone's life?

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