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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. What took Emerson to New York?
(a) Travel for pleasure.
(b) Utopian schemes.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Lecturing.

2. How does Richardson characterize 1844 in Emerson's life?
(a) A year of endings.
(b) A year of losses.
(c) A year of transition.
(d) A year of beginnings.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?
(a) Turbulent.
(b) Calm.
(c) Outspoken.
(d) Passionate.

4. What was the focus of "The Dial" under Emerson's editorial leadership?
(a) Literature.
(b) Science and history.
(c) Art.
(d) Culture and philosophy.

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feeling about the essay "The Poet?"
(a) He was afraid to believe in his own prophecy.
(b) He felt more uncertain of that essay than any other.
(c) He was afraid of the censure it would draw.
(d) He thought it was one of his best.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Emerson's 1837 speech at Harvard on the American Scholar received?

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's second wife?

3. What imagery filled Emerson's prose and poems in 1836?

4. How old was Emerson when he met Thoreau?

5. What was the title of Emerson's first sermon?

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