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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 is the purpose of manners, according to Emerson's "Manners"?

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

3. What happens when you greatly admire or revere someone?

4. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?

5. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Emerson think of Plato, according to "Plato; or, the Philosopher"? What indicates this?

3. According to "Nature", what is the role of nature?

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

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

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

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

8. What two major failings of the church does Emerson explain in "An Address"?

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

10. According to "The Over-Soul", what is the over-soul? What happens when individuals come together for the purpose of spiritual growth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the role of solitude and society in the lives of thinkers.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of religion and faith in Emerson's writings.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role slavery plays in Emerson's writing.

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