1. The author of the passage seeks primarily toThe author has discussed two different accounts of two groups. One is idealist group, and the other is more practical. The only option that could match with this point is C.2. Based on the passage’s information, it can be inferred that Emerson might be characterized as any of the following EXCEPT(A) a transcendentalist.
From the line: "articulating the transcendental assumptions of Jefferson’s political independence."(B) an American Renaissance writer.
This is definitely true. From: "Other American Renaissance writers were less optimistic than Emerson.."(C) a public speaker.
Emerson addressed the nation based on the first line of the passage.(D) a would-be prophet.
Emerson had predicted the nature of freedom America would have in the passage.(E) a political pragmatist.
Neither mentioned nor implied in the passage.3. With which of the following statements about Melville and Hawthorne would the author most likely agree?(A) Both men were disillusioned transcendentalists.
Both these men were non-transcendentalists. (B) Hawthorne sympathized with the transcendental dream more so than Melville.
There was no distinction mentioned between the two.(C) They agreed as to what the transcendentalist dream would ultimately lead to.
Hawthorne said freedom could lead to anarchy, but Melville didn't say this.(D) Both men believed the idealists to be misguided.
They deemed idealists as deluded. This must be the answer.(E) Hawthorne politicized the transcendental ideal, whereas Melville personalized it.
There was no distinction mentioned between the two.
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