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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Inner Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?
(a) He became suspicious of Old World philosophy.
(b) He felt dwarfed by the history there.
(c) He was overcome with awe.
(d) He was rejuvenated.

2. What was the title of Emerson's first sermon?
(a) "The Wreck of All Earthly Good."
(b) "Self-Reliance."
(c) "Pray without Ceasing."
(d) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

3. How did Emerson characterize Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
(a) As a living instance of the world-spirit.
(b) As a citizen of the universe.
(c) As a voice of the people.
(d) As a man of the hour.

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

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings about the changes he made after Ellen's death?
(a) Fear and freedom.
(b) Moderation and deliberation.
(c) Exhilaration and vision.
(d) Depression and doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are we introduced to Emerson in the Prologue?

2. What publication did Emerson call a "living leaping Logos"?

3. What were Emerson's religious beliefs tending toward, at the time of his ordination?

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

5. What vision did Emerson have in the Jardin de Plantes in Paris?

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