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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 state's citizens did Daniel Webster betray?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

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

5. What is a hermit?
(a) One who is a social butterfly.
(b) One who lives in solitude.
(c) One who is a nonconformist.
(d) One who has a fear of social situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom or what is "Conduct of Life" a love letter?

2. In what year did John Brown lead a revolt?

3. Which of the following is NOT learned by humans to survive culturally?

4. What contemporary of Emerson's is suggested in his poem "Forerunners"?

5. What poem of Emerson's is about the woods and pond on his own property?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what three ways do geniuses maintain their distance from others?

2. What does Emerson think of Daniel Webster? Why?

3. What did Emerson say about the South in "The Emancipation Proclamation"? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the events that led to John Brown's death.

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