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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. How was Emerson received on his last trip to England?
(a) Coldly.
(b) He was not known as a writer at this time.
(c) Warmly.
(d) He was hated by the English due to his essays about them.

2. What was Thoreau's full name?
(a) Samuel Taylor Thoreau.
(b) Jason William Thoreau.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Thomas Stephen Thoreau.

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

4. What state does Emerson challenge in "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Emerson's last trip to England?

2. Where did Thoreau live?

3. What does Emerson say threatens culture?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Emerson's two trips to England, including the year for each, which led to his writing of "English Traits".

4. What did Emerson think of his stepfather?

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

6. By what kind of poetry was "The Problem" inspired? What kind of rhyme does it use throughout?

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

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

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

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

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