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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richardson say was revealed by the publication of Nature?
(a) That American religion was essentially capitalistic.
(b) That American religion was pantheistic.
(c) That new ideas of religion were coming from modern culture.
(d) That modern culture was confirming ancient religious knowledge.

2. What did this turning point do for Emerson?
(a) It introduced him to people who could forward his career.
(b) It gave him the confidence to pursue his studies.
(c) It filled him with knowledge of the classics.
(d) It centered his attention on his own experience.

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

4. What idea of Emerson's influenced Richardson's biography?
(a) That men can only be known through their historical context.
(b) That the lives of great mean can tell us about all men.
(c) That some men's lives define the extremes of human experience.
(d) That men are best described by the women in their lives.

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's internal state in 1837?
(a) Self-assured.
(b) Placid.
(c) Self-critical.
(d) Tumultuous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Emerson lecturing on while he was courting Lidian?

3. How did Emerson change after opening Ellen's casket?

4. What 1837 event related to slavery does Richardson say affected Emerson's emotional state?

5. In what author did Emerson find guidance during Ellen Tucker's death?

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