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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Natural History of Intellect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Richardson, what religious belief did Emerson turn toward while Ellen Tucker was dying?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Pantheism.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Methodism.

2. Where does Richardson say Emerson's interest in religion came from?
(a) His father.
(b) His brothers.
(c) Mary Moody Emerson.
(d) His mother.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relationship with his brothers?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Intimate.
(c) Distant.
(d) Contentious.

4. What vow does Richardson say Emerson made to himself while he was writing Nature?
(a) To make a name for himself in European literature.
(b) To stay positive.
(c) To stay true.
(d) To capture the divinity in print.

5. What vision did Emerson have in the Jardin de Plantes in Paris?
(a) He saw the cruelty of evolution.
(b) He saw the life of culture.
(c) He saw the future of science.
(d) He saw the unity of all life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of Emerson's speech at Dartmouth?

2. What did Emerson discover on reuniting with Carlyle?

3. How was Emerson's 1837 speech at Harvard on the American Scholar received?

4. Who was Emerson reading at the time he fell in love with Lydia Jackson?

5. When did Emerson meet Lydia Jackson?

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