English 3 Unit Test 2 (100% Correct!!!!!)
Which best summarizes the role of conversation expressed in Society and Solitude?
Conversation has the power to either affirm or destroy the connections between people.
According to "Economy" from Walden, what happened before the framing of Thoreau's house was completed?
He bought a cabin to break down for lumber.
Based on Thoreau's opinion about the Mexican-American War and slavery in the United States, why did he most likely refuse to pay the poll taxes, as described in "Civil Disobedience"?
He disagreed with the government's actions.
How does Emerson relate independence and friendships in Society and Solitude?
He feels that independence can strengthen friendships.
How does Thoreau defend his approach in the second paragraph of "Economy" in Walden?
He uses the word "I" for the sake of sincerity and honesty. (Not A)
Based on "Civil Disobedience," what statement did Thoreau, like his modern-day successors, hope to make with his imprisonment?
He wanted to suggest that one should be willing to go to great lengths for a belief.
Based on "Economy" from Walden, which most likely describes Thoreau's attitude toward the outdoors?
He was interested in being completely surrounded by nature.
Based on the ideas in Walden, how would Thoreau most likely feel about recent advances in technology, such as cell phones and handheld computers?
He would believe they were destructive to a person's thinking ability.
Which statement best summarizes the third paragraph of "Economy" in Walden?
His house frame was ready for its boards by mid-April. He had gotten the boards from a small, run-down building he purchased for a good price.
What is similar about the love that is expressed in "That I did always love" and "'Why do I love' You, Sir?"
In both poems, love is described as unwavering and absolute. (Not B) (Not C)
Read the first paragraph of "Economy" from Walden. When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again. Which best describes how this paragraph relates to the rest of "Economy"?
It provides context for the rest of the excerpt by explaining when and where the author wrote it.
Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, What is the effect of the enjambment in these two lines?
It strengthens the connection between the two lines. (because an enjambment means no space between lines, therefore definitely not C)(Not B)
Read the excerpt from the end of paragraph two of "Economy" from Walden. As for the rest of my readers, they will accept such portions as apply to them. I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits. How does this imagery illustrate Thoreau's message to readers?
It suggests that adopting the philosophy in the essay should be as comfortable as putting on a well-tailored coat.
Which quotation from "Self-Reliance" best summarizes Emerson's view on belief in oneself?
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind
Which best describes Emerson's central message to his contemporaries in "Self-Reliance"?
One should follow one's conscience instead of what others dictate.
Read this excerpt from an Emily Dickinson poem. Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orchard for a dome. What attitude toward social habits does this excerpt indicate?
Social habits are meaningless and arbitrary.
Read the excerpt from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Which transcendental belief does this excerpt best illustrate?
Society and government corrupt the individual.
Read the excerpt from "Self-Reliance," by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. Based on the excerpt, what is Emerson's view of the relationship between society and individuals?
Society encourages people to be alike.
Which best describes the speaker's view of the individual's relationship with nature in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"?
The individual and nature coexist but are largely separate.
How does the organization of the second paragraph of "Self-Reliance" contribute to Emerson's purpose?
The paragraph declares that high self-confidence is advisable and refers to the example of great men of all time periods.
What does Emerson argue should be the basis of human actions in the second paragraph of "Self-Reliance"?
confidence in one's intelligence and inner worth
Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in darkness calls; The imagery in these lines evokes a sense of
mystery
Which best describes the speaker's feeling toward the figure described in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"?
sympathy with the figure's isolation (not D)
Read the first stanza of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. Why does the poet most likely use the words "damp and brown" to describe the sands?
to create a subdued mood within the poem (Not C)
Considering "Civil Disobedience," why did both Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. engage in acts of civil disobedience?
to protest government policies they believed were unjust
