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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. Where does Emerson say egotism likely comes from?
(a) Primal instinct.
(b) Learned behavior.
(c) The accumulation of wealth.
(d) Peer pressure.

2. What state does Emerson challenge in "Emancipation in the British West Indies"?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. How does Emerson describe Ripley?
(a) Cold.
(b) Friendly to the point of being naive.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) A natural gentlemen.

4. What state's citizens did Daniel Webster betray?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. Where was Carlyle from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Emerson, why is the farmer blessed?

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

3. What kind of excellence does the farmer have, according to Emerson?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What three things does Emerson say Thomas Carlyle was?

3. How does Emerson say a truly clever man accumulates wealth? What examples does Emerson give?

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

5. Describe Emerson's two trips to England, including the year for each, which led to his writing of "English Traits".

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

7. Explain the essential goodness of wealth, according to "Conduct of Life".

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

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

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

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