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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was Napoleon's opinion of inherited monarchy?
(a) Adulation.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Envy.
(d) Contempt.
2. Which of the following is NOT a way men of genius maintain their distance from others?
(a) Solitude.
(b) An acid tongue.
(c) Fear.
(d) Courtesy.
3. Why does Emerson say Webster is wrong?
(a) He verbally attacked President Abraham Lincoln.
(b) He was a poor orator.
(c) He did not back up his claims with evidence.
(d) He sided with slavery.
4. What is the celebration in "Lines to Ellen"?
(a) A woman's classic beauty.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Childbirth.
5. What poem of Emerson's is about the woods and pond on his own property?
(a) "Threnody".
(b) "Walden".
(c) "Forerunners".
(d) "Self-Reliance".
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was Thoreau happiest, according to Emerson?
2. How does Emerson describe Ripley?
3. What did Emerson think of slavery?
4. What role does the farmer play to mankind, according to "Farming"?
5. Why did Thoreau not have his highly superior pencil produced, despite its acclaim?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Emerson say about the South in "The Emancipation Proclamation"? Why?
2. What is the purpose of "Ezra Ripley, D.D."? Where was it presented?
3. Explain the events that led to John Brown's death.
4. Why do some people glamorize farming? Why does Emerson say they should not?
5. Explain the Fugitive Slave Law, which is the subject of "The Fugitive Slave Law". Who was behind it?
6. In what three ways do geniuses maintain their distance from others?
7. What does Emerson think of Daniel Webster? Why?
8. Explain Emancipation Day, which was the inspiration for "Emancipation in the British West Indies".
9. Why does Emerson call the farmer the "continuous benefactor" of mankind in "Farming"?
10. How does Emerson describe the English as a people?
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