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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Carlyle do if elected to Parliament, according to Emerson?
(a) Close down all newspapers.
(b) End slavery.
(c) Expand slavery.
(d) Gag reporters.

2. What do the Magna Carta, American Revolution, and habeas corpus reveal about the English?
(a) They have greatly influenced government all over the world.
(b) They have a rich history.
(c) They are prone to bureaucracy.
(d) They will fight savagely for individual rights.

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

4. What allows humans to survive culturally, according to Emerson?
(a) Adaptability.
(b) Faith.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Education.

5. In what state did John Brown lead a revolt?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

6. To whom or what is "Conduct of Life" a love letter?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Emerson's wife.
(c) Academia.
(d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

7. What is one danger of over-refinement?
(a) A lack of appreciation for solitude.
(b) A lack of appreciation for society.
(c) The loss of the individual.
(d) Difficulty functioning in the world.

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

9. In what city was "Abraham Lincoln" presented?
(a) Concord.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

10. In what city did John Brown lead a revolt?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Harpers Ferry.

11. What is the subject of "The Problem"?
(a) Emerson's desire to be a true poet.
(b) Emerson's fear of dying alone.
(c) Emerson's split with the church.
(d) Emerson's biography.

12. Where did Ripley graduate college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) New York University.
(d) Boston College.

13. Who were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites and blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) European immigrants.

14. To whom is "Ezra Ripley, D.D." a tribute?
(a) Emerson's uncle.
(b) Emerson's academic advisor.
(c) Emerson's childhood best friend.
(d) Emerson's stepfather.

15. What form does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" take?
(a) A letter.
(b) A tract.
(c) A poem.
(d) A brochure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Napoleon call himself?

2. What was the main argument in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law?

3. What is the flower of the English aristocracy, according to Emerson?

4. According to "Society and Solitude", what is necessary for men to formulate thoughts?

5. In what year did Emerson deliver "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?

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