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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Emerson going on Christmas Day, 1832?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Europe.

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

3. How did Emerson change after opening Ellen's casket?
(a) He began to believe in the life of the spirit.
(b) He began to see the importance of scientific study.
(c) He became morbid in his writing.
(d) He decided to focus on the living.

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

5. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?
(a) His literary development.
(b) His genius and his flaws.
(c) His life as opposed to his reputation.
(d) His emotional life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson say was the turning point in Emerson's life?

2. The Mind on Fire is the story of what?

3. Who influenced Emerson during this turning point?

4. What idea of Emerson's influenced Richardson's biography?

5. On whom did Emerson's reading focus after he graduated from Harvard?

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