English 11 Final Exam Part 2 Questions
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Which is the best summary of paragraph six of Chapter I of Nature? ✔✔To experience nature at
its fullest requires mental effort.
What attitude toward the stars does Emerson express in the first paragraph of Chapter I of
Nature? ✔✔He feels they represent awe-inspiring beauty.
How is the concept of solitude portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?
✔✔Solitude is viewed as a source of strength.
Solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in
the other. The conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy.
Which best describes Emerson's argument in this excerpt? ✔✔In order to balance society and
solitude, one must maintain both independence and sympathy for others.
Which statement best describes the imagery in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and Solitude?
✔✔Both use a majority of natural images.
, Which best states how the concept of trust is portrayed in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and
Solitude? ✔✔Nature implies suspicion of others but does not state it, while Society and Solitude
states directly that suspicion of others is natural.
Which statement best describes how the tone of Society and Solitude is different from the tone of
Chapter I of Nature? ✔✔Society and Solitude has a contemplative tone, while Nature has a more
lyrical and whimsical tone.
But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly
worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was
made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of
the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night
in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the
remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys
of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.
The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but
all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.
and Answers Graded A+
Which is the best summary of paragraph six of Chapter I of Nature? ✔✔To experience nature at
its fullest requires mental effort.
What attitude toward the stars does Emerson express in the first paragraph of Chapter I of
Nature? ✔✔He feels they represent awe-inspiring beauty.
How is the concept of solitude portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?
✔✔Solitude is viewed as a source of strength.
Solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in
the other. The conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy.
Which best describes Emerson's argument in this excerpt? ✔✔In order to balance society and
solitude, one must maintain both independence and sympathy for others.
Which statement best describes the imagery in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and Solitude?
✔✔Both use a majority of natural images.
, Which best states how the concept of trust is portrayed in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and
Solitude? ✔✔Nature implies suspicion of others but does not state it, while Society and Solitude
states directly that suspicion of others is natural.
Which statement best describes how the tone of Society and Solitude is different from the tone of
Chapter I of Nature? ✔✔Society and Solitude has a contemplative tone, while Nature has a more
lyrical and whimsical tone.
But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly
worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was
made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of
the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night
in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the
remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys
of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.
The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but
all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.
