View a FREE sample

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 say about the southern states in "The Emancipation Proclamation"?

2. What is the celebration in "Lines to Ellen"?

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

4. Why was "Abraham Lincoln" prepared?

5. Why was Carlyle respected, according to "Carlyle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the essential goodness of wealth, according to "Conduct of Life".

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

3. Explain the events that led to John Brown's death.

4. Explain the Emancipation Proclamation.

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

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

7. Explain how society and solitude are both necessary for people, according to "Society and Solitude".

8. In what three ways do geniuses maintain their distance from others?

9. Why do some people glamorize farming? Why does Emerson say they should not?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role slavery plays in Emerson's writing.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Emerson's view of capitalism. How does this fit into his beliefs in transcendentalism?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of intuition in Emerson's writings.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 574 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample