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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richardson say Emerson and his brothers got their most profound education?
(a) Mary Moody Emerson.
(b) Their father.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Ruth Haskins.

2. Where in his career was Emerson, in the scene Richardson describes in the Prologue?
(a) At rock bottom.
(b) At the beginning.
(c) In its decline.
(d) At its peak.

3. Who influenced Emerson during this turning point?
(a) Mary Moody Emerson.
(b) Edward Channing.
(c) Edward Everett.
(d) Samson Reed.

4. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?
(a) His literary development.
(b) His life as opposed to his reputation.
(c) His emotional life.
(d) His genius and his flaws.

5. How are we introduced to Emerson in the Prologue?
(a) He is opening his dead wife's casket.
(b) He is being celebrated as the poet of the people.
(c) He is writing his first major work.
(d) He is traveling South to recover his health.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom did Emerson's reading focus after he graduated from Harvard?

2. What was Emerson's family's economic status when Emerson was in college?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relationship with his brothers?

4. What does Richardson say likely caused Emerson's eye problems?

5. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?

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