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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?
(a) New York.
(b) New England.
(c) Europe.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Richardson say likely caused Emerson's eye problems?

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

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

5. What was Emerson like as a student?

(see the answer key)

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