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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 culture allow humans to do, according to "Culture"?

2. What did Lincoln understand, according to Emerson?

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

4. What is one danger of over-refinement?

5. What type of man idolized Napoleon, according to Emerson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to "Napoleon; or, the Man of the World", what evidence is there that Napoleon was a genius?

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

4. What does Emerson think of slavery, according to "Emancipation in the British West Indies"? What challenge does he issue in his essay?

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

6. According to "Culture", what is culture? How does it develop?

7. What significance does "Walden" have to Emerson?

8. In "Abraham Lincoln", what does Emerson say about Abraham Lincoln, particularly in regard to his presidency?

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

10. By what kind of poetry was "The Problem" inspired? What kind of rhyme does it use throughout?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Emerson's relationship with Thomas Carlyle.

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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