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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Emerson say reality is masked by?
(a) Culture.
(b) Daily routines.
(c) Human sinfulness.
(d) Imagination.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relationship with his brothers?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Intimate.
(c) Distant.
(d) Contentious.

4. The Mind on Fire is the story of what?
(a) Emerson's literary development.
(b) Emerson's marriage.
(c) Emerson's family.
(d) Emerson's intellectual career.

5. What was Emerson's first printed work?
(a) A speech on Concord's bicentennial.
(b) The Divinity School Address.
(c) Essays.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?

2. What does Richardson say was happening as Emerson and his brother Charles grew closer?

3. How did the event described in the Prologue change Emerson's life?

4. What was the Transcendental Club?

5. What trouble did the Emerson family encounter around the time of Emerson's engagement?

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