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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 allows humans to survive culturally, according to Emerson?

2. What does history favor in regard to the issue of slavery?

3. Whom does Emerson attack in "The Fugitive Slave Law"?

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

5. In what city was "Abraham Lincoln" presented?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Emerson describe the English as a people?

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

5. How are humans like plants, according to "Culture"?

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the relationship between Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of nature in Emerson's writings.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

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