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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. How are we introduced to Emerson in the Prologue?
(a) He is traveling South to recover his health.
(b) He is writing his first major work.
(c) He is being celebrated as the poet of the people.
(d) He is opening his dead wife's casket.

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

5. Where did Emerson and Lidian settle down after marrying?
(a) Concord.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Emerson's first printed work?

3. What vow does Richardson say Emerson made to himself while he was writing Nature?

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relationship with his brothers?

5. What did this turning point do for Emerson?

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