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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?
(a) He was overcome with awe.
(b) He was rejuvenated.
(c) He felt dwarfed by the history there.
(d) He became suspicious of Old World philosophy.

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relationship with his brothers?
(a) Intimate.
(b) Distant.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Competitive.

3. How did Emerson describe his experience of Ellen's death?
(a) It was a death for him as well.
(b) It was a second birth.
(c) It was a turning point.
(d) It forced him to question his beliefs.

4. In what author did Emerson find guidance during Ellen Tucker's death?
(a) de Staël.
(b) Hume.
(c) Gerondo.
(d) Wordsworth.

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson as a reader?
(a) Temperamental.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Voracious.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Emerson meet Lydia Jackson?

2. How does Richardson characterize Margaret Fuller's tone toward Emerson?

3. Where does Richardson say Emerson's interest in religion came from?

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

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

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