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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relation to other writers?
(a) He assimilates the best part of each work, and discards the rest.
(b) He is afraid of his own attraction to others' ideas, and learns to protect against his identification with others.
(c) He is terrified before each of them, and has to figure out how to defend himself against their work.
(d) He is greater than them, and finds himself in each of them.

2. How did Emerson describe Ellen Tucker?
(a) Strong-willed and supportive.
(b) Rhapsodic and angelic.
(c) Beautiful, with a vibrant spirit.
(d) Sensitive and religious.

3. Why was Emerson's meeting with Carlyle a "white day in his years"?
(a) He and Carlyle challenged each other to define a new philosophy for the modern age.
(b) He and Carlyle became fast friends.
(c) He and Carlyle discovered that they were related.
(d) He and Carlyle discovered a deep and productive antagonism.

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

5. How long did Ellen Tucker and Emerson know each other before they were engaged?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Less than a year.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emerson do when he returned from the South?

2. What practice did Emerson begin in college?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings on returning to America?

4. What was Emerson's first printed work?

5. How does Richardson describe Emerson as a young boy?

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