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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what theme did Emerson's letters and journals begin to focus after Margaret Fuller's death?
(a) Freedom.
(b) The sea.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Time.

2. What stance did Emerson take on American literature?
(a) He said that it began with him.
(b) He celebrated it.
(c) He treated it as a narrow branch of British literature.
(d) He said that it needed to learn its history from British literature.

3. According to Richardson, what feeling would stay with Emerson for the rest of his life, after the Norton affair?
(a) The taste of public censure.
(b) Doubt about his talents.
(c) The flush of success.
(d) The pride of accomplishment.

4. How old was Emerson when he met Thoreau?
(a) 28.
(b) 35.
(c) 39.
(d) 21.

5. How did the event described in the Prologue change Emerson's life?
(a) He secluded himself to write his first work.
(b) He retreated into solitude.
(c) He gave up his independence and settled down.
(d) His religious beliefs took him away from the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What world literature did Emerson include in "The Dial?"

2. What does Richardson say caused Emerson to become less innocent?

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

4. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?

5. According to Richardson, what religious belief did Emerson turn toward while Ellen Tucker was dying?

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