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77 Cards in this Set
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What is the point of the comparison Emerson makes between the kernel of corn and human effect
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You must work hard to grow corn just as you must work hard to achieve your potential
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According to Emerson how do you achieve a hard worked goal
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believe
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Emerson states that the most sacred part of a person is
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the integrity of their individual mind
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what does Emerson call "the hobglobin of little minds
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consistency
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According to Emerson, what makes someone a fully realized person
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following their own conscience
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Emerson says was are "asha,ed of that divine idea which each of us represents" Which of the following items best describes what he means by "that divine idea'?
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Each person's unique character, as conceived by God
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The tone of Emerson's essay is best described as
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uplifting
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which of the following statements best states one of Emerson's philosophies
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be true to yourself
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figures of speech are
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not intended to be taken literally
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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?
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The circumstances an individual is born into
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"Trust thyself: EVery heart vibrates to that iron sting."
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Trust yourself, and you will be strong
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"Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again..."
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say what's on your mind in the strongest way you can
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synonym of conviction
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deliefe
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antonym for imparted
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hidden
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synonym for manifest
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obvious
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antonym for transcendent
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substandard
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synonym for integrity
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virtue
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In the woods, Emerson finds
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love and the joy of youth
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Emerson describes himself as a "transparent eyeball" because he
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feels complete communion with nature
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according to Emerson, nature wears the colors of
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man's spirit
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Which of the following statement best describes Emerson's attitude toward society
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the values nature highly and has some contempt for society
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Emerson's purpose in this essay is to
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describe a profound way of seeing nature
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imagery can be described as
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word pictures
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Which of the following quotations from the selection does not contain an example of imagery
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"The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are always inaccessible..."
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Emerson says, "For, nature is not always tricked in holiday attire, but the same scence 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
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sight and smell
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Which item contains the best paraphrase of the following statement
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adults can see nature, but they don't truly appreciate it the way children do
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Consolidate: concentrate:: Unify:
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integrate
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Cheerful : Lively :: Elated :
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blithe
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praising : Exhorting :: Commending :
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admonishing
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interrupts : constant :: discontinues :
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perennial
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manifest : Covert :: Apparent :
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occult
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How long did Thoreau live in the woods at Walden Pond
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about two years
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In the section called "Economy" which of the following activities best illustrates Thoreau's doctrine of simplicity
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building his own house
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in the section called "Where I lived, and What I lived for,"" Thoreau says he wants to live at Walden because he
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wants to live life more fully
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In the section called "Where I lived, and what I lived for,: Thoreau gives his opinion of progress when he
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believes that progress is superficial and imaginary
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in the section called "Where I lived for," what is Thoreau's attitude toward individuality and conformity
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people must follow their inner voice in order not to be tyrannized by conformity
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In the section called solitude,: Thoreau
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explains that he does not feel lonely
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In the section called "The Bean Field,: Thoreau shows his feelings about working in the fields. He
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enjoys the work and comes to love his beans
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In the section called "Brute Neighbors," What do the ants symbolize
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human warfare
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In the section called "conclusion," Thoreau says that he is leaving Walden because he
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wishes to move on the other experiences
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with which of the following statements would Thoreau most likely agree
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most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do
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When Thoreau uses the metaphor, "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life," he means that he
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wants to get the most from life that he possibly can
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which of the following statements is a metaphor
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"time is but the stream I go a-fishing in"
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Which statement is the best paraphrase of the following metaphor:"We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us'?
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people are controlled by what they create rather than controlling their creations
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Which of the following generalizations best summarizes Thoreau's opinions about life
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a simple life is a happy life
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The hunt was so well constructed that is was what to rain and stayed dry even in fierce rainstorms
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impervious
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As much as possible , Thoreau disdains the what, or worldly, aspects of civilization and concentrates on simplicity
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temporal
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Thoreau took only what he needed with him to the woods, leaving what, needless items behind
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superfluous
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unecessary objects would just be a(n) what, a burden to him
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encumbrance
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Thoreau's point about living simply is especially what today, when we question how to conduct a meaningful life
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retinent
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What view of governement does Thoreau express i nthe opening paragraph
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Government should govern as little as possible
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What is Thoreau's opinion of the Mexican war that was being fought when he wrote this essay
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a few people caused the war by using the government as their tool
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in the second paragraph, to what does Thoreau compare the government
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a wooden gun
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In Thoreau's view, the practial reason the majority rules in democracy is that the
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majority has more physical power on its side
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what does Thoreau ask for instead of no government
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a better government at once
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Thoreau thinks that if people want a better government, they should
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speak out about the kind of government they want
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Thoreau's main hope for the decomocracy of his time was that it would
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be one step along the route to a more perfect state
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Thoreau suggests that slavery could be abolished in America by
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one man refusing to support slavery and going to jail for it
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After Thoreau is jailed, he
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loses all respect for the government and pities it
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Thoreau's primary purpose in this essay is to persuade people to
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follow their individual conscience
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What is a paradox
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A statement that apprears self-contradictory but reveals a truth
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Which of the following statements describes a paradoxical situation in the selection
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"I felt as if I alone of all my townsmen had paid my tax
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What does Thoreau mean by the following paradox: "That government is best which governs not at all"?
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Effective governments allow people to rule themselves
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Thoreau uses paradoxes because he believes that
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truth can be revealed by examining contradictions
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expedient
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convenience; means to an end
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perverted
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misdirected; corrupted
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posterity
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generations to come
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alacrity
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eagerness
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inherent
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inborn; built-in
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According to Gandhi, what are the two ways of countering injustice
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violence and nonviolence
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What does Gandhi mean "to do it..."?
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You cannot have a government
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Gandhi's government exists only
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through the approve
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According to King, an unjust law is a law that
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does not agree with moral law
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King develops his arguments primarily through
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comparison and contrast
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What paradox does King use to conclude his essay
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Respectfully breaking an unjust law expresses the highest regard for law
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On hearing King's argument, Gandhi most likely would
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agree because King advocates the right of people to resist
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Gandhi's arguments differ from King's arguments n that Gandhi
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does not give examples of unjust laws; King does
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