Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Test | Final Test - Medium

Robert D. Richardson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Test | Final Test - Medium

Robert D. Richardson
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way did Emerson try to form a commune?
(a) He tried to interest others in buying shares in land to farm communally.
(b) He moved to Brook Farm part-time.
(c) He tried to get friends to move to his neighborhood.
(d) He helped utopianists make their plans for communes in New York.

2. What was Emerson's response to the invitation to join Brook Farm?
(a) He never responded, but let the matter fall.
(b) He joined.
(c) He delayed.
(d) He declined.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's works after he turned forty?
(a) Darker.
(b) More confident.
(c) More mystical.
(d) More relaxed.

4. What does Richardson say were Emerson's feelings about marriage?
(a) He thought it was the bedrock of civilization.
(b) He thought it was a form of imprisonment.
(c) He thought marriages should allow partners their sexual freedom.
(d) He criticized the institution.

5. How did Andrews Norton review Emerson's Dartmouth lecture?
(a) Jubilantly.
(b) Harshly.
(c) Bitterly.
(d) Slyly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Osman?

2. What did Emerson discover on reuniting with Carlyle?

3. What political contest was becoming serious after Emerson's return from Europe?

4. To what cause does Richardson attribute Emerson's moodiness in advance of his trip to Europe?

5. What did Emerson do for Carlyle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Emerson balance writing and editing?

2. In what ways did Emerson differ from his friends' opinions?

3. Describe Emerson's son's death and its effect on him.

4. Describe Emerson's lecturing career.

5. What does Richardson say was Emerson's last characteristic book?

6. How does Richardson describe Emerson's home life in the 1850s?

7. What was Hegel's importance to Emerson's thinking?

8. What was Emerson's response to the invitation to join Brook Farm?

9. What was Emerson's relationship with "The Dial?"

10. What political events did Emerson witness during his trip to Europe?

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