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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 the turning point in Emerson's life?
(a) His wife's death.
(b) His trip to Europe.
(c) His junior year in college.
(d) His trip to South Carolina.

2. What practice did Emerson begin in college?
(a) Sending money to his mother.
(b) Holding dinner parties for intellectuals.
(c) Keeping a journal.
(d) Writing poetry.

3. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?
(a) His emotional life.
(b) His genius and his flaws.
(c) His literary development.
(d) His life as opposed to his reputation.

4. What troubled Emerson during his travels to the South?
(a) Slavery.
(b) His divinity studies.
(c) His religious faith.
(d) His engagement to Ellen Tucker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emerson and Lidian settle down after marrying?

2. What does Richardson say is the immovable anchor in Emerson's thought?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's perspective on approaching Europe?

4. What vow does Richardson say Emerson made to himself while he was writing Nature?

5. What is the main theme of Nature?

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