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

2. In what realization of Pythagoras' was Emerson interested?
(a) That not everything was in flux.
(b) That all things are made of material.
(c) That everything is spirit.
(d) That change was the only constant.

3. What did Lidian name her first daughter?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ellen.

4. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?
(a) He was escaping from the voices to which he had always listened.
(b) He was finding his voice.
(c) His poetry was developing.
(d) His lectures were discovering new territory.

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's perspective on approaching Europe?
(a) He became a citizen of the world.
(b) He abandoned his identity.
(c) He became a free-floating individual without a country.
(d) He became a 'defensive American.'

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event threw Emerson into despair in 1840?

3. What publication did Emerson call a "living leaping Logos"?

4. Who does Richardson credit with the birth of American Transcendentalism?

5. What did Emerson do for Carlyle?

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