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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Science of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea of Hegel's did Emerson discover on returning from Europe?
(a) The importance of marriage.
(b) The importance of the heroic individual.
(c) The importance of community.
(d) The importance of history.

2. In what author did Emerson find guidance during Ellen Tucker's death?
(a) Gerondo.
(b) Hume.
(c) de Staël.
(d) Wordsworth.

3. What is the main theme of Nature?
(a) The divinity of human intuition.
(b) The relation between human beings and nature.
(c) The evolution of conscience.
(d) The transcendent nature of God.

4. What idea did Emerson return to many times after giving his speech on American Scholar?
(a) The omnipotence of God.
(b) The uniqueness of America.
(c) The importance of marriage.
(d) The unity of things.

5. Whose book impressed Emerson during his travels?
(a) Quetelet.
(b) Carlyle.
(c) Margaret Fuller.
(d) Hegel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson describe Emerson as a young boy?

2. What was the focus of "The Dial" under Emerson's editorial leadership?

3. What did Emerson praise in the essay based on Alec Therien?

4. How does Richardson characterize the year 1834 in Emerson's life?

5. What does Emerson try to connect ecstasy to in his essay on ecstasy?

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