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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Inner Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Emerson meet Lydia Jackson?
(a) 1836.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1834.

2. Where does Richardson say Emerson and his brothers got their most profound education?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Ruth Haskins.
(c) Mary Moody Emerson.
(d) Their father.

3. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?
(a) He was ordained.
(b) He published argumentative tracts questioning the reality of religious rituals.
(c) He devoted himself more than ever to his preaching.
(d) He left the church.

4. Why was Emerson's meeting with Carlyle a "white day in his years"?
(a) He and Carlyle discovered a deep and productive antagonism.
(b) He and Carlyle challenged each other to define a new philosophy for the modern age.
(c) He and Carlyle became fast friends.
(d) He and Carlyle discovered that they were related.

5. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?
(a) New York.
(b) Europe.
(c) New England.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?

2. What did this turning point do for Emerson?

3. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?

4. How did Emerson describe Ellen Tucker?

5. What did Emerson do when he returned from the South?

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