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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. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?
2. What claim does Emerson make about the force of character?
3. What reason does Emerson give for good deeds?
4. Who or what does Emerson say he is living his life for?
5. What does Emerson suggest one should accept in regards to divine providence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Emerson say in paragraph 26 that the world hates the fact that the soul becomes?
2. Emerson makes an important point about who or what one will see along the way "in the hour of vision" in paragraph 25. What does he say?
3. What does Emerson say about property?
4. Explain Emerson's comparison of the white man to the New Zealander.
5. What does Emerson mean when he states in paragraph 15: "No man can violate his nature. All the sallies of his will are rounded in by the law of his being."?
6. What does Emerson say man no longer dares to do at the beginning of paragraph 23?
7. Explain Emerson's theory on the importance of kings for the world as stated in paragraph 20.
8. Explain what Emerson is referring to in saying, in paragraph 13, "Leave your theory, as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot, and flee."
9. In paragraph 7, Emerson writes: "If I am the Devil's child, I will live then from the Devil." What point is he trying to make with this provocative claim?
10. Emerson describes insightfully in paragraph 9 when it is easy to live according to his philosophy and when it is difficult. Explain this insight.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Give a detailed explanation of how Emerson recommends dealing with relationships with friends and family in paragraph 30 and defend or contradict his recommendation.
Essay Topic 2
What does Emerson say the world has learned from its kings? Describe Emerson's view and give your own opinion on the subject.
Essay Topic 3
Explain Emerson's view of the advancement of society and give several supporting examples.
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