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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form does "John Brown" take?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Ode.
(c) Letter.
(d) Short story.

2. What does Emerson say about the southern states in "The Emancipation Proclamation"?
(a) They will be joined into one state.
(b) Let them secede.
(c) They will fall by the wayside.
(d) They had the right idea, but did not execute it properly.

3. Where was Carlyle from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

4. Where was Lincoln from?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Indiana.
(c) New York.
(d) Texas.

5. According to Emerson, what is one negative effect of men isolating themselves?
(a) Extreme independence.
(b) Making themselves unfit for marriage.
(c) Not being aware of societal changes.
(d) Not being aware of current events.

6. How does Emerson describe culture AND humans?
(a) Not unlike nature.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Gold.
(d) Malleable.

7. Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) The House of Representatives.
(c) President Abraham Lincoln.
(d) The Senate.

8. Which of the following is NOT learned by humans to survive culturally?
(a) New skills.
(b) New languages.
(c) New survival strategies.
(d) New behaviors.

9. What type of man idolized Napoleon, according to Emerson?
(a) The natural man.
(b) The common man.
(c) His idolization spanned all types of men.
(d) The intellectual man.

10. Why was "Abraham Lincoln" prepared?
(a) For President Lincoln's funeral.
(b) For President Lincoln's birthday.
(c) In celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) For President Lincoln's inauguration.

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

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

13. What was the main argument in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law?
(a) Slavery is an accepted practice in America.
(b) Families should not be punished for the situation slaves are in.
(c) It is easier to protect slaves than to give blacks equal rights.
(d) It is an accepted practice in the British West Indies.

14. In what year did John Brown lead a revolt?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1857.

15. Why does Emerson say Webster is wrong?
(a) He sided with slavery.
(b) He did not back up his claims with evidence.
(c) He was a poor orator.
(d) He verbally attacked President Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Ripley have before entering college?

2. Where was Thoreau happiest, according to Emerson?

3. What kind of success did Napoleon focus on?

4. What was Thoreau's full name?

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

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