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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 is the flower of the English aristocracy, according to Emerson?
(a) The philosopher.
(b) The well-educated gentleman.
(c) The fit soldier.
(d) The diplomatic judge.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" celebrate?

2. What form does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" take?

3. How does Emerson describe culture AND humans?

4. What is the celebration in "Lines to Ellen"?

5. What kind of nature does Emerson say the farmer has?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to "Culture", what is culture? How does it develop?

3. Explain the Fugitive Slave Law, which is the subject of "The Fugitive Slave Law". Who was behind it?

4. Explain the relationship between Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

5. Why does Emerson call the farmer the "continuous benefactor" of mankind in "Farming"?

6. What did Emerson think of his stepfather?

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

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

9. What example does Emerson give in "Thoreau" of Thoreau's individualism?

10. List at least three negative qualities Napoleon possessed. What effect did he have on modern society?

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