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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) His step-grandfather Ezra Ripley's house.
(c) Mary Moody Emerson's house.
(d) His brother's house.

2. How did Emerson change after opening Ellen's casket?
(a) He became morbid in his writing.
(b) He began to believe in the life of the spirit.
(c) He began to see the importance of scientific study.
(d) He decided to focus on the living.

3. The Mind on Fire is the story of what?
(a) Emerson's intellectual career.
(b) Emerson's literary development.
(c) Emerson's family.
(d) Emerson's marriage.

4. Who influenced Emerson during this turning point?
(a) Samson Reed.
(b) Mary Moody Emerson.
(c) Edward Channing.
(d) Edward Everett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Ellen Tucker and Emerson know each other before they were engaged?

2. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?

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

4. How did Emerson describe Ellen Tucker?

5. Where does Richardson say Emerson and his brothers got their most profound education?

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