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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Transcendental Club?
(a) A salon.
(b) A school.
(c) A symposium.
(d) A lecture series.

2. How old was Emerson when he met Thoreau?
(a) 21.
(b) 28.
(c) 35.
(d) 39.

3. In what movement does Richardson say was Lidian ahead of Emerson?
(a) Opposition to the Indian Removal.
(b) Women's suffrage.
(c) Advocating the independence of American thought.
(d) Abolition.

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?
(a) Outspoken.
(b) Calm.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Turbulent.

5. How does Richardson describe Emerson as a young boy?
(a) Full of doubts.
(b) Silly and unpromising.
(c) Self-critical and motivated.
(d) Talented and ambitious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vow does Richardson say Emerson made to himself while he was writing Nature?

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson as a reader?

3. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?

4. What practice did Emerson begin in college?

5. What troubled Emerson during his travels to the South?

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