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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richardson describe Emerson as a young boy?
(a) Self-critical and motivated.
(b) Talented and ambitious.
(c) Silly and unpromising.
(d) Full of doubts.

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

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's internal state in 1837?
(a) Placid.
(b) Self-critical.
(c) Self-assured.
(d) Tumultuous.

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

5. How did Emerson's career change after he opened Ellen's casket?
(a) He devoted himself more than ever to his preaching.
(b) He left the church.
(c) He was ordained.
(d) He published argumentative tracts questioning the reality of religious rituals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson say were Emerson's feelings about marriage?

2. What imagery filled Emerson's prose and poems in 1836?

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

4. Where did Emerson travel after returning from Europe?

5. What idea did Emerson return to many times after giving his speech on American Scholar?

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