Transcript Slide 1

1. According to Nature, where should a
person go to be alone?
a.To his chamber, his private room in the
house
b.To the city’s streets
c.To a house of worship
d.Outside to look at the stars
2. What does Emerson mean by “nature”?
a.People who have not been corrupted or
disappointed
b.The impressions we get from different
natural objects
c.Outer space
d.Flowers, animals, and mountains
The third paragraph of the excerpt ends with this
sentence: “This is the best part of these men’s farms, yet
to this their warranty deeds give no title.” In the context
of the paragraph, this sentence means —
a.the most valuable quality of the land is something that
cannot be owned
b.the deeds to the majority of the farms do not list the
owners’ names
c.the work the farmers perform does not entitle them to
own the land
d.poets should be given all the land because only they
can understand its worth
According to Emerson, the person who
can truly see nature is like a child because
he or she —
a.is free from the burden of thought
b.perceives nature as being a kind of toy
c.sees with the heart as well as the eye
d.no longer needs to rely on either reason
or faith
When Emerson crosses the “bare
common,” he is —
a.sad at considering his mortality
b.completely happy
c.upset when he realizes his unimportance
d.lonely
In the woods, Emerson finds —
a.abundant fish and game
b.trees one can talk to
c.a peaceful place to write
d.love and the joy of youth
Emerson describes himself as a
“transparent eyeball” because he —
a.feels that he sees everything
b.is young again and totally virtuous
c.regrets his past mistakes and petty cruel
acts
d.feels complete communion with nature
According to Emerson, nature wears the
colors of —
a.autumn
b.man’s spirit
c.childhood
d.vegetables
Which of the following statements best describes
Emerson’s attitude toward society?
a.He believes that society always has
humanity’s best interests at heart
.b.He thinks that societies are becoming
increasingly civilized.
c.He values nature highly and has some
contempt for society.
d.He hopes that nature will someday destroy all
societies.
Emerson’s purpose in this essay is to —
a.express his disappointment in the
society of his time
b.explain and analyze how nature works
c.describe a profound way of seeing
nature
d.argue that everyone should leave the
cities and live in nature
From Nature
Imagery can be described as —
a.word pictures
b.sensory naturalism
c.words that have a pleasing sound
d.the tone of a literary work
Which of the following quotations from the selection does
not contain an example of imagery?
a.“The stars awaken a certain reverence, because
though always present, they are always inaccessible. . .
”b.“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but
shines into the eye and the heart of the child.”
c.“Standing on the bare ground—my head bathed by the
blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space—all mean
egotism vanishes.”
d.“the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume
and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs . . .”
Emerson says, “For, nature is not always tricked
in holiday attire, but the same scene which
yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for
the frolic of the nymphs, is overspread with
melancholy today.” To what senses does this
imagery appeal?
a.touch and taste
b.sight and taste
c.sight and smell
d.smell and sound
Which item contains the best paraphrase of the
following statement?
“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but
shines into the eye and the heart of the child.”
a.The sun favors children over adults.
b.Adults have developed an immunity to the rays
of the sun.
c.Children are better able to see the sun than
adults are.
d.Adults can see nature, but they don’t truly
appreciate it the way children do.
From Self-Reliance
What is the point of the comparison Emerson
makes between the kernel of corn and human
effort?
a.You must work hard to grow corn just as you
must work hard to achieve your potential.
b.People cannot survive without food, so we
must all work very hard.
c.As corn grows slowly, so it takes a long time
for people to realize their potential.
d.A kernel of corn is small and hard to see. In a
similar way, our potential is often hidden and
hard to see.
According to Emerson, how do we feel
after we have worked hard for a goal?
a.Angry and cheated
b.Relieved and happy
c.Annoyed and tired
d.Despairing and gloomy
What truth must we all accept?
a.We all need friends.
b.We must stay childlike to appreciate the
world.
c.We must accept the place that
providence has found for us.
d.It is acceptable to be a coward.
What is Emerson’s opinion of society?
a.Society helps people achieve their
potential.
b.We must accept society’s rules.
c.Society is all that stands between us and
the forces of chaos.
d.Society conspires to deny people their
freedom.
Emerson states that the most sacred part
of a person is —
a.the work that they accomplish
b.their courage to be a nonconformist
c.the shadow that they cast on the world
d.the integrity of their individual mind
What does Emerson call “the hobgoblin of
little minds”?
a.Consistency
b.Society
c.Cowardice
d.Conspiracy
According to Emerson, what makes
someone a fully realized person?
a.Fitting in with others
b.Achieving their potential
c.Following their own conscience
d.Staying pure and wise in spirit
Emerson says we are “ashamed of that divine
idea which each of us represents.” Which of the
following items best describes what he means
by “that divine idea”?
a.An image of the world
b.God
c.Each person’s unique character, as conceived
by God
d.A wonderful and exciting plan of action
The tone of Emerson’s essay is best
described as —
a.neutral
b.uplifting
c.despairing
d.gloomy
Which of the following statements best
states one of Emerson’s philosophies?
a.Turnabout is fair play.
b.Keep your head in the clouds.
c.Misery loves company.
d.Be true to yourself.
Figures of speech are —
a.the beat, or set pattern of syllables, in a
literary work
b.a pattern of internal rhyme
c.different ways that people speak to each
other
d.not intended to be taken literally
Emerson uses the following metaphor: “. . . no
kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but
through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground
which is given to him to till.” Which of the
following best describes what that “plot of
ground” represents?
a.The land a person has been given
b.A person’s food
c.A person’s individual duties
d.The circumstances an individual is born into
“Trust thyself: Every heart vibrates to that
iron string.”
a.If you trust yourself, you will come up
against a steel wall.
b.Trust yourself, and you will be strong.
c.If you trust yourself, you will be broken
as easily as a string.
d.Trust yourself, and you will become a
musician.
Speak what you think now in hard words, and
tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard
words again. . . .”
a.It is difficult to speak eloquently and correctly.
b.Telling the truth is dangerous, so don’t do it.
c.Say what’s on your mind in the strongest way
you can.
d.Say what you want regardless of whether you
have thought about it.
From Thanatopsis
In the beginning of the poem, Nature
speaks to —
a.the dead
b.infants and old people
c.wild animals in the forest
d.the person who thinks about Nature
According to the poem, what should
people do when they feel afraid of death?
a.Keep very busy and think about life.
b.Spend plenty of time with their friends
and family.
c.Go into Nature and listen to what Nature
teaches.
d.Read poetry about Nature outdoors
under the sky.
In this poem, Nature urges the poet to find
comfort in the —
a.fact that he is young and death is far off
b.promise of an afterlife
c.knowledge that death joins us with all
other people
d.idea that he will be famous after he dies
What does the poet mean in the following
quotation? “The oak / Shall send his roots
abroad, and pierce thy mold.”
a.Oak trees will send roots through your corpse.
b.Oak trees will unite you with people in other
countries.
c.Nature, represented by an oak tree, will
change you.
d.Nature, represented by an oak tree, will
preserve your corpse.
According to the last stanza, how should
people regard death?
a.Calmly, with trust
b.Angrily, as though being betrayed by
Nature
c.Fiercely, like a slave being forced to do
something against his or her will
d.Nicely, with good manners
According to the poet, all humans come
from —
a.hidden quarries
b.the sky
c.Nature
d.phantoms
Which image most strongly appeals to the
sense of touch?
a.“she speaks / A various language . . .”
b.“and a smile / And eloquence of beauty .
. .”
c.“The all-beholding sun shall see no more
...
”d.“nor yet in the cold ground . . .”
Which of the following quotations from
“Thanatopsis” could be considered a
consolation?
a.“Yet a few days, and thee / The all-beholding
sun shall see no more . . .”
b.“sad images / Of the stern agony, and shroud,
and pall . . .”
c.“Yet not to thine eternal resting place / Shalt
thou retire alone . . .”
d.“And, lost each human trace, surrendering up /
Thine individual being, shalt thou go . . .”
Which statement best summarizes the
cycle described in this poem?
a.The dead are replaced by the living, who
die in turn.
b.The natural world is destructive.
c.We move from cheerfulness to sorrow
and back again.
d.Nature speaks to us gently, then harshly.
“Thanatopsis” is a good example of Romantic
poetry because —
a.the poem is written in unrhymed lines and
focuses on the supernatural
b.the poem is concerned with thoughts of dying
c.nature arouses emotions and insights in the
speaker
d.the poet applies logic and rational thinking to
human concerns about life and death
From Thanatopsis
the first half of the poem, death is
described as —
a.a great gift
b.a neutral event
c.a destructive force
d.something welcome
In the second half of the poem, death is
described as a(n) —
a.artificial process that lacks reality
b.natural process for everyone who ever
lived
c.brutal wrenching from loved ones
d.vicious betrayal of our expectations
The theme of “Thanatopsis” strongly
suggests that human beings are —
a.the highest form of living things
b.an ongoing part of the earth itself
c.doomed to live in dread of death
d.not capable of improving their lives
Which of the following quotations is the
best example of an inverted sentence?
a.“The oak / Shall send his roots abroad . .
b.“the dead reign there alone . . .”
c.“All that breathe / Will share thy destiny .
. .”
d.“and thee / The all-beholding sun shall
see no more . . .”
True or False
While Thoreau was at Walden Pond, he
was totally reclusive and did not converse
with any other human being.
False
Thoreau felt that those who visited Walden
left with the answers they had been
searching for.
False
In “Solitude” Thoreau expresses that men
are still generally afraid of the unknown.
True
Thoreau believes that physical closeness
is preferable to spiritual closeness.
False
Thoreau Solitude is the most
companionable companion.
True
According to Thoreau, Solitude can not be
measured by the space that separates a
man from his fellows.
True
At the time when Thoreau lived at Walden,
he felt that he was the only person who
had found “the truth”.
True
Thoreau believes in the higher powers of
God.
True