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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. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

2. What is the title of Thoreau's best known work?

3. Which of the following is NOT a way men of genius maintain their distance from others?

4. How was Emerson received on his last trip to England?

5. What does culture allow humans to do, according to "Culture"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the purpose of "Ezra Ripley, D.D."? Where was it presented?

9. What did Emerson say about the South in "The Emancipation Proclamation"? Why?

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 government and politics as it relates to his essay, "Politics".

Essay Topic 2

Explain Emerson's view of the English people.

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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