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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of the Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Richardson say was revealed by the publication of Nature?
(a) That American religion was essentially capitalistic.
(b) That American religion was pantheistic.
(c) That new ideas of religion were coming from modern culture.
(d) That modern culture was confirming ancient religious knowledge.

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

4. What vow does Richardson say Emerson made to himself while he was writing Nature?
(a) To make a name for himself in European literature.
(b) To stay positive.
(c) To capture the divinity in print.
(d) To stay true.

5. What was Emerson lecturing on while he was courting Lidian?
(a) Science.
(b) Literature.
(c) History.
(d) Biography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?

2. What does Richardson say is the immovable anchor in Emerson's thought?

3. For how long was Emerson the editor of "The Dial?"

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's works after he turned forty?

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

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