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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 diplomatic judge.
(b) The fit soldier.
(c) The well-educated gentleman.
(d) The philosopher.

2. Whose rights did the Fugitive Slave Law protect?
(a) Free blacks.
(b) Families of slaves.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Slaveholders.

3. What does Emerson say is difficult because "solitude is impracticable, and society fatal"?
(a) Functioning in society as a genius.
(b) Creating an effective society.
(c) Finding a balance between society and solitude.
(d) Living in solitude.

4. Where was Carlyle respected, according to "Carlyle"?
(a) Welsh society.
(b) Scottish society.
(c) British society.
(d) Irish society.

5. What form does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" take?
(a) A brochure.
(b) A letter.
(c) A poem.
(d) A tract.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did Emerson deliver "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?

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

3. In what city did John Brown lead a revolt?

4. What contemporary of Emerson's can be seen in his poem "Uriel"?

5. What was man born to be, according to "Conduct of Life"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What three things does Emerson say Thomas Carlyle was?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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