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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. Why does Emerson say Webster is wrong?

2. Whose rights did the Fugitive Slave Law protect?

3. Why was "Abraham Lincoln" prepared?

4. What does Emerson say about the southern states in "The Emancipation Proclamation"?

5. On what day did Emerson deliver "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dichotomy in Carlyle does Emerson explain in "Carlyle"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the Emancipation Proclamation.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Emerson's view of the rite of communion in Christianity. Include the Biblical evidence he uses in his essay, "The Lord's Supper", to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of intuition in Emerson's writings.

Essay Topic 3

What was Emerson's view of Abraham Lincoln? Use examples from Emerson's essays to support your claims.

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