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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What practice did Emerson begin in college?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Holding dinner parties for intellectuals.
(c) Keeping a journal.
(d) Sending money to his mother.

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

3. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?
(a) He published argumentative tracts questioning the reality of religious rituals.
(b) He left the church.
(c) He was ordained.
(d) He devoted himself more than ever to his preaching.

4. Who came to live with Emerson after his brother Charles died?
(a) Elizabeth Hoar.
(b) Ellery Channing.
(c) Caroline Sturgis.
(d) Margaret Fuller.

5. What career paths was Emerson torn between?
(a) Preaching and law.
(b) Preaching and writing.
(c) Farming and writing.
(d) Law and teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize the year 1834 in Emerson's life?

2. Where in his career was Emerson, in the scene Richardson describes in the Prologue?

3. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?

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

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

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