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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Natural History of Intellect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Emerson's family's economic status when Emerson was in college?
(a) Wealthy and well-recognized.
(b) Poor and unknown.
(c) Illustrious.
(d) Poor but distinguished.

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

3. What world literature did Emerson include in "The Dial?"
(a) Accounts of ecstatic religious experiences.
(b) Poems.
(c) Histories.
(d) Scriptures.

4. On whom did Emerson's reading focus after he graduated from Harvard?
(a) Scottish Common Sense philosophers.
(b) German Transcendentalists.
(c) Platonic philosophers.
(d) Romantic poets.

5. What was Emerson's response to the publicity that arose from Andrews Norton's article?
(a) He stayed out of it.
(b) He made overtures to Norton through friends.
(c) He answered Norton publicly.
(d) He corresponded with Norton's superiors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson say was the turning point in Emerson's life?

2. When did Emerson meet Lydia Jackson?

3. What did Emerson turn his house into?

4. What was Emerson's response to the invitation to join Brook Farm?

5. Why was Emerson's meeting with Carlyle a "white day in his years"?

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