Fireside Poets — Unit test Answers

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Read this quotation from Chapter I of Nature.To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature.Which sentence from Nature best supports Emerson’s claim?

I am glad to the brink of fear.

Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.

The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.

In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.

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Based on the Declaration of Independence, which statement best describes the founding fathers’ view on the role of government?

All forms of government are oppressive and limit people’s rights.

Government is necessary in any society to protect the rights of the citizens.

A government should never be led by a king or a royal family.

A government must be disbanded if it does not reflect the will of all its citizens.

How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar?

Both are angry to see time passing.

Both contemplate a kind of loss.

Both are deeply and desperately in love.

Both despair at how their lives have transpired.

In "Civil Disobedience," what happens right after the townspeople “locked the door on [Thoreau’s] meditations”?

Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.

Thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations.

Thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are.

Thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service.

In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

move to another state

be imprisoned

stop paying taxes

change their beliefs

In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.

The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.

The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.

The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.

According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

He contemplates what prison is like.

He decides that imprisonment is foolish.

He does not pay the poll tax for six years.

He meditates on the problems of the state.

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."These two brothers had creative powers, and with these powers they took clay and modeled it into animals. They used these animals to contend with one another. Each brother created a more powerful or more cunning animal than the next. They also created fruits, plants, and medicines for good and for evil. Finally, the right-handed twin made man. It is unknown whether or not the left-handed twin assisted in the creation of man. Man was the right-handed twin's favorite creation.How does this support the idea that "The World on Turtle's Back" is a creation myth?

It explains the origin of people, animals, and plants.

It describes the rivalry between the two brothers.

It shows that animals and plants can represent good or evil.

It confirms that man was the right-handed twin’s favorite animal.

Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."I just wear my Wings –What does this line illustrate about the speaker’s view of spirituality?

that she needs more than she has

that she wishes she could fly

that she feels vulnerable and weak

that her personal beliefs are all she needs

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell.What is the denotation of the word “cast” in this excerpt?

drop casually

throw with force

toss lightly

release into the air

How is the concept of friendship portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?

Friendship is considered to be preferable to solitude.

Friendship is considered to be valuable but not necessarily vital.

Friendship is considered to be crucial to society.

Friendship is considered to be a worthless relationship.

When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?

He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.

He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.

He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.

He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.

Thoreau’s actions in "Civil Disobedience" and the 1955 bus boycott are similar because both Thoreau and the boycotters were

standing up for equality in the United States in the 1950s.

attempting to prove that the idea of government was flawed.

engaging in a large-scale public protest against the government.

protesting unjust government policy in a peaceful way.

Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you. Which statement best summarizes the theme that these lines suggest?

One should keep striving, even in the face of adversity.

The self is complex and an integral part of nature.

A clear-eyed vision of one’s strengths is crucial.

One should always be faithful to one’s friends.

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."The animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean, but they had never tried to reach the bottom before. One by one they tried to swim down, but their attempts were futile. Finally, the muskrat disappeared into the cold depth of the ocean. After a lengthy amount of time, he drifted to the surface with a tiny speck of earth in his hand. He appeared to be dead, but the animals prayed and chanted, and finally he stirred. The Earth-Diver was successful in bringing forth the soil to make the earth grow.Based on this excerpt, which character trait was valued by the Iroquois?

courage

intelligence

strength

faith

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