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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What view was reaffirmed, for Emerson, in reading Jakob Boehme's "Aurora?"
(a) That Freedom is limited by Fate.
(b) That divine grace is real.
(c) That God is in one's own heart.
(d) That experience is man's only freedom.

2. What career paths was Emerson torn between?
(a) Preaching and law.
(b) Law and teaching.
(c) Farming and writing.
(d) Preaching and writing.

3. Who did NOT join Emerson where he was writing in 1834?
(a) His brother Charles.
(b) His brother William.
(c) Mary Moody Emerson.
(d) His mother.

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

5. Who came to live with Emerson after his brother Charles died?
(a) Margaret Fuller.
(b) Caroline Sturgis.
(c) Ellery Channing.
(d) Elizabeth Hoar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Emerson reading of Bronson Alcott's, after settling down with Lidian?

2. Who died in 1834?

3. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's household in 1835-1836?

5. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?

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