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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Abraham Lincoln.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What natural phenomenon does Emerson use as a comparison for character in his essay "Character"?
(a) Ocean waves.
(b) A canyon.
(c) The wind.
(d) A hurricane.

2. According to Emerson, heroism is the unwavering determination to do the right thing combined with a supremely ______.
(a) Good heart.
(b) Strong body.
(c) Hearty spirit.
(d) Balanced mind.

3. What is a hermit?
(a) One who has a fear of social situations.
(b) One who is a nonconformist.
(c) One who lives in solitude.
(d) One who is a social butterfly.

4. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?
(a) Trust.
(b) Employment.
(c) Love.
(d) Reverence.

5. Whom does Emerson attack in "The Fugitive Slave Law"?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) All free white men.
(d) President Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Emerson, every man is both ______ and partialist.

4. What seldom-acknowledged factor in coloring people's experience is a large part of everyone's life?

5. Why is the accumulation of wealth a virtue, according to Emerson?

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