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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Richardson, what religious belief did Emerson turn toward while Ellen Tucker was dying?
(a) Pantheism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Methodism.
(d) Calvinism.

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

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

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

5. What troubled Emerson during his travels to the South?
(a) His religious faith.
(b) Slavery.
(c) His engagement to Ellen Tucker.
(d) His divinity studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Emerson describe his experience of Ellen's death?

2. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?

3. What was the title of Emerson's first sermon?

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

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

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