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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 servant.
(b) Emerson's daemon.
(c) Emerson's aunt.
(d) Emerson's nephew.

2. To what cause does Richardson attribute Emerson's moodiness in advance of his trip to Europe?
(a) Correspondence with Thoreau.
(b) Correspondence with Caroline Sturgis.
(c) Correspondence with Anna Barker.
(d) Correspondence with Margaret Fuller.

3. Where in his career was Emerson, in the scene Richardson describes in the Prologue?
(a) At the beginning.
(b) In its decline.
(c) At rock bottom.
(d) At its peak.

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's career as a lecturer?
(a) Taxing but enjoyable.
(b) A distraction from his writing.
(c) The fulfillment of his ministerial personality.
(d) A bother and source of dismay.

5. What career paths was Emerson torn between?
(a) Preaching and writing.
(b) Preaching and law.
(c) Law and teaching.
(d) Farming and writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Emerson's family's economic status when Emerson was in college?

2. What was Emerson's hobby?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's works after he turned forty?

4. What did Emerson call his house after he changed how it was used?

5. What did Emerson turn his house into?

(see the answer key)

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