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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic did Emerson lecture on after returning home from Europe?
(a) Literature.
(b) Biography.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

2. Where does Richardson say Emerson's interest in religion came from?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brothers.
(d) Mary Moody Emerson.

3. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?
(a) He devoted himself more than ever to his preaching.
(b) He left the church.
(c) He published argumentative tracts questioning the reality of religious rituals.
(d) He was ordained.

4. What trouble did the Emerson family encounter around the time of Emerson's engagement?
(a) His father died.
(b) His brother had a mental breakdown.
(c) His mother fell ill.
(d) His brother died of tuberculosis.

5. What was Emerson's family's economic status when Emerson was in college?
(a) Poor but distinguished.
(b) Wealthy and well-recognized.
(c) Illustrious.
(d) Poor and unknown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in 1834?

2. The Mind on Fire is the story of what?

3. In what way did Emerson share a faith with Mary Rotch and the Quakers?

4. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?

5. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?

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