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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. Where was Carlyle from?

2. Why was "Abraham Lincoln" prepared?

3. What is one aspect of the English Emerson admires?

4. What does "Emancipation in the British West Indies" celebrate?

5. To whom or what is "Conduct of Life" a love letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What example does Emerson give in "Thoreau" of Thoreau's individualism?

9. Explain the Emancipation Proclamation.

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 view of capitalism. How does this fit into his beliefs in transcendentalism?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of English romantic poetry on Emerson's writing, including a definition of romantic poetry in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Emerson's relationship with Ezra Ripley, D.D.

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