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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died in 1834?
(a) Mary Moody Emerson.
(b) Emerson's brother Edward.
(c) Emerson's brother Charles.
(d) Emerson's mother.

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's reaction to Ellen's death?
(a) He says that he never got over it.
(b) He says that it gave him absolute faith in the beneficence of the creator.
(c) He says that it made him start a life-long search for religious meaning.
(d) He says that he realized that he had not really been in love.

3. In what way did many of Emerson's friends affect him in the 1860s and 70s?
(a) By dying before him.
(b) By leaving him over time.
(c) By celebrating his accomplishments.
(d) By introducing him to new friends.

4. How did Emerson's views on individuality and idealism respond to the immense cultural changes of the 1840s, according to Richardson?
(a) They stayed the same.
(b) They became more realistic.
(c) They were tempered by doubts.
(d) They became more optimistic.

5. What did Emerson become interested in after discovering Hafiz?
(a) Asian history.
(b) Science.
(c) The progress of history.
(d) Prints and music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emerson suffer in 1837?

2. What was the focus of "The Dial" under Emerson's editorial leadership?

3. What imagery filled Emerson's prose and poems in 1836?

4. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?

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

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