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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson as a reader?
(a) Voracious.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Temperamental.
(d) Impatient.

3. What did Emerson suffer in 1837?
(a) Economic troubles.
(b) The loss of his wife.
(c) The death of his brother.
(d) The loss of his son.

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings on returning to America?
(a) Depressed about coming home.
(b) Despairing about finding a career.
(c) Impatient to begin new work.
(d) Anxious about finding his family well.

5. How does Richardson characterize the year 1834 in Emerson's life?
(a) The year of wonders.
(b) The turning point.
(c) The year of trials.
(d) The year of transition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view was reaffirmed, for Emerson, in reading Jakob Boehme's "Aurora?"

2. What topic did Emerson lecture on after returning home from Europe?

3. What was Emerson's relationship with his reading?

4. How does Richardson characterize the beginning of Emerson's relation with Margaret Fuller?

5. Who died in 1834?

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