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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. Who was Plato's teacher?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the categories Emerson divides the world into?

3. What arose as the most equitable way of protecting individual rights, according to "Politics"?

4. What does Emerson call prudence, according to "Prudence"?

5. At what college did Emerson give "The American Scholar" as an address?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "The Poet", what is the effect of poets speaking the truth? How do poets speak the truth?

2. What are the categories Emerson divides the world into in his essay "Nature"?

3. What happens when we admire someone, according to "Nominalist and Realist"?

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

5. What are the differences between materialism and idealism, according to "The Transcendentalist"?

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

7. What rights does every individual in a free society have, according to "Politics"?

8. What is the benefit of friendship, according to "Friendship"? What is the irony in Emerson's essay?

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

10. What does Emerson say about private enterprise in "New England Reformers"? Based on "New England Reformers", what political party is parallel to Emerson's views?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Emerson's view of Plato? Use evidence from his essay "Plato; or, the Philosopher" to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Emerson's view of government and politics as it relates to his essay, "Politics".

Essay Topic 3

Explain Emerson's relationship with Thomas Carlyle.

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