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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Richardson credit with the birth of American Transcendentalism?
(a) Jones Very.
(b) Bronson Alcott.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Frederic Hedge.

3. Why was Emerson's meeting with Carlyle a "white day in his years"?
(a) He and Carlyle challenged each other to define a new philosophy for the modern age.
(b) He and Carlyle became fast friends.
(c) He and Carlyle discovered a deep and productive antagonism.
(d) He and Carlyle discovered that they were related.

4. What was Emerson like as a student?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Middling.
(c) Unsuccessful.
(d) Distinguished.

5. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?
(a) His step-grandfather Ezra Ripley's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) His brother's house.
(d) Mary Moody Emerson's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Richardson say Emerson and his brothers got their most profound education?

5. Where was Emerson going on Christmas Day, 1832?

(see the answer key)

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