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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson believe about nature?

2. What natural phenomenon does Emerson use as a comparison for character in his essay "Character"?

3. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?

4. What word or phrase means a belief that God's grace allows an individual to ignore all laws, divine and terrestrial?

5. The power of ______ lies in their ability to awaken us to the universal and timeless laws of man and nature.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two qualifications for a good gift, according to "Gifts"?

2. According to "New England Reformers", what does a reformist attitude challenge?

3. According to "Circles", how must humans adapt to the constant state of change that exists?

4. What three categories of people does prudence manifest itself into, according to "Prudence"?

5. According to "Manners", what people are permitted latitude in their manners?

6. How was Plato's dichotomy of the body and soul relevant to Emerson's time?

7. Explain what is mirrored in "Intellect". What does this yield?

8. According to "Art", from where does all art evolve? What is its purpose?

9. According to "Compensation", how does nature maintain balance? How can one maintain balance on earth?

10. According to "Experience", why do most people not recognize the changes in their lives until they are looking in retrospect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Emerson's view of the English people.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of intuition in Emerson's writings.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of English romantic poetry on Emerson's writing, including a definition of romantic poetry in your answer.

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