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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Science of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Osman?
(a) Emerson's aunt.
(b) Emerson's daemon.
(c) Emerson's nephew.
(d) Emerson's servant.

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

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

4. What did Emerson call his house after he changed how it was used?
(a) The Bush Community.
(b) The Homestead.
(c) Brook Farm.
(d) Erehwon.

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings?
(a) That he wanted more freedom than he had.
(b) That he had accomplished nothing.
(c) That he would never compensate for his losses.
(d) That he had no control over his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who influenced Emerson during this turning point?

2. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?

3. What objection did Emerson make to Charles Fourier's utopian ideas?

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?

5. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?

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