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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. Whom does Emerson compare Lincoln to in "Abraham Lincoln"?

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

3. What was Napoleon's opinion of inherited monarchy?

4. What did Lincoln understand, according to Emerson?

5. Where did Ripley graduate college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Emerson describe Brown in "John Brown"?

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

4. Explain the Emancipation Proclamation.

5. What did Emerson think of his stepfather?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of intuition in Emerson's writings.

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 Thomas Carlyle.

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