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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln understand, according to Emerson?
(a) How to get what he wanted.
(b) The value of hard work.
(c) How to persuade people with his oratory.
(d) Animals.

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

3. What kind of excellence does the farmer have, according to Emerson?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Physical.
(c) Constitutional.
(d) Natural.

4. How does Emerson describe John Brown in "John Brown"?
(a) A liberal.
(b) A conservative.
(c) An idealist.
(d) An academic.

5. What job did Ripley have before entering college?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Day laborer.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Carlyle respected, according to "Carlyle"?

2. What kind of men do the hard work of farming?

3. What does Emerson say about the southern states in "The Emancipation Proclamation"?

4. What denomination did Ripley come from?

5. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Emerson write "Abraham Lincoln"? How did New Englanders feel about this?

2. In "Abraham Lincoln", what does Emerson say about Abraham Lincoln, particularly in regard to his presidency?

3. How does Emerson say a truly clever man accumulates wealth? What examples does Emerson give?

4. How are humans like plants, according to "Culture"?

5. Why do some people glamorize farming? Why does Emerson say they should not?

6. What does Emerson think of slavery, according to "Emancipation in the British West Indies"? What challenge does he issue in his essay?

7. What is the purpose of "Ezra Ripley, D.D."? Where was it presented?

8. What dichotomy in Carlyle does Emerson explain in "Carlyle"?

9. Explain Emancipation Day, which was the inspiration for "Emancipation in the British West Indies".

10. What significance does "Walden" have to Emerson?

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