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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's perspective on approaching Europe?
(a) He abandoned his identity.
(b) He became a 'defensive American.'
(c) He became a free-floating individual without a country.
(d) He became a citizen of the world.

3. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?
(a) He was escaping from the voices to which he had always listened.
(b) He was finding his voice.
(c) His poetry was developing.
(d) His lectures were discovering new territory.

4. In what way did Emerson share a faith with Mary Rotch and the Quakers?
(a) Both believed in the necessity of deep and prolonged religious study.
(b) Both believed in the unity of the world-spirit.
(c) Both believed that the inner spirit took precedence over the Bible and external religion.
(d) Both believed that religion was about to be reinvented for modern times.

5. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?
(a) Unitarian.
(b) Shouting Methodist.
(c) Calvinist.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Ellen Tucker and Emerson know each other before they were engaged?

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's reaction to Ellen's death?

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

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings about the changes he made after Ellen's death?

5. What career paths was Emerson torn between?

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