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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. How does Emerson say it is easy to live after your own opinion?
2. What is "Himmaleh"?
3. What is Emerson describing when he states: "In your metaphysics you have denied personality to the Deity: yet when the devout motions of the soul come ... they should clothe God with shape and color"?
4. What is a hobgoblin?
5. What is an institution the lengthened shadow of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Emerson say about sympathy in paragraph 37?
2. Why do you think Emerson claims, in talking about some verses he had read, that "The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they may contain."?
3. What does Emerson say about strength in numbers?
4. What does Emerson say about property?
5. Explain Emerson's problem with "the phraseology of some old mouldered nation in another country" as detailed in paragraph 22.
6. What does Emerson say about technological advancement?
7. Explain the quote "Inasmuch as the soul is present, there will be power not confident but agent" from paragraph 26.
8. What does Emerson say happens when a young man fails at his first endeavors? Describe what happens and what Emerson recommends.
9. What does Emerson mean in paragraph 17 when he says, "An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man."?
10. In paragraph 13, Emerson says it "seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on your memory alone ... but to bring the past for judgment into the thousand-eyed present." What does he mean by the phrase "thousand-eyed present"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In paragraph 25, Emerson writes: "When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; ... the way ... shall be wholly strange and new." Explain what Emerson means by this and use this idea to describe what Emerson believes a life of self-reliance is like.
Essay Topic 2
In paragraph 3, Emerson writes: "And we are now men, and must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny ... obeying the Almighty effort, and advancing on Chaos and the Dark." State and explain your opinion of this idea.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of religion in Emerson's life. In what ways was Emerson religiously involved? What do you know about his opinions about religion? Finally, how do you think Emerson's involvement and views on religion are visible in his work?
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