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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) Westward expansion.
(b) International trade.
(c) Abolition.
(d) Suffrage.

2. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) His step-grandfather Ezra Ripley's house.
(c) His brother's house.
(d) Mary Moody Emerson's house.

3. What brought Emerson to Europe?
(a) Curiosity to travel in Greece.
(b) Visits in Italy.
(c) Invitations to write in Malta.
(d) A lecture tour in England.

4. Why did Emerson go to California?
(a) To sightsee.
(b) To meet John Muir.
(c) To get out of Concord for a little while.
(d) To recuperate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Emerson take over editorship of "The Dial?"

2. How does Richardson characterize "The Dial?"

3. What was the subject of Emerson's speech at Dartmouth?

4. What was Emerson's hobby?

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's career as a lecturer?

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