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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. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) Europe.
(d) New England.

2. How does Richardson say Emerson felt in response to the work he did for Carlyle?
(a) Afraid of failure and competition.
(b) Motivated to write his own essays.
(c) Inspired to write poetry.
(d) Humbled so that he could not write.

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

4. In what realization of Pythagoras' was Emerson interested?
(a) That change was the only constant.
(b) That all things are made of material.
(c) That not everything was in flux.
(d) That everything is spirit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Emerson going on Christmas Day, 1832?

2. What was Emerson like as a student?

3. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?

4. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?

5. What publication did Emerson call a "living leaping Logos"?

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