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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Endings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political contest was becoming serious after Emerson's return from Europe?
(a) Abolition.
(b) Suffrage.
(c) Westward expansion.
(d) International trade.

2. How does Emerson describe war in "The Peace Principle?"
(a) As a primitive form of self-help.
(b) As a force of nature.
(c) As a form of evil.
(d) As a necessary evil.

3. What does Richardson say Emerson felt after the birth of his son?
(a) Proud.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Immortal.
(d) Vulnerable.

4. What did Emerson do when he returned from the South?
(a) Prepared to travel further abroad.
(b) Preached itinerantly.
(c) Looked for a wife.
(d) Taught at Harvard.

5. On what theme did Emerson's letters and journals begin to focus after Margaret Fuller's death?
(a) Time.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) The sea.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Richardson say likely caused Emerson's eye problems?

4. How did Emerson portray great men?

5. How did Emerson describe his experience of Ellen's death?

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