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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. In what way did Emerson share a faith with Mary Rotch and the Quakers?
(a) Both believed in the unity of the world-spirit.
(b) Both believed in the necessity of deep and prolonged religious study.
(c) Both believed that the inner spirit took precedence over the Bible and external religion.
(d) Both believed that religion was about to be reinvented for modern times.

2. Who was Emerson reading at the time he fell in love with Lydia Jackson?
(a) Hume.
(b) Fuller.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Hegel.

3. How does Richardson characterize Margaret Fuller's tone toward Emerson?
(a) Unctuous.
(b) Self-aggrandizing.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Persistent.

4. Which of these concerns did NOT burden Emerson in 1847?
(a) Financial problems.
(b) Health problems.
(c) Endless obligations.
(d) Family matters.

5. What did Margaret Fuller ask Emerson for in 1840?
(a) Advice for her writing.
(b) A recommendation.
(c) A closer relationship.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?

2. What does Richardson say caused Emerson to become less innocent?

3. How did Andrews Norton review Emerson's Dartmouth lecture?

4. What topic did Emerson lecture on after returning home from Europe?

5. What was the Transcendental Club founded to discuss?

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