2. What theme does Richardson say Emerson began to write about as he turned forty?
(a) Mysticism.
(b) Idealism.
(c) Political resistance.
(d) Isolation.

3. In what cause did Emerson involve himself?
(a) Indian affairs.
(b) Anti-slavery.
(c) Women's suffrage.
(d) Preventing Cruelty to Animals.

4. With whom did Emerson take walks after returning from Europe?
(a) Margaret Fuller.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Ellery Channing.
(d) His children.

5. To what moral did Emerson point in his use of great men?
(a) That uniqueness is a burden only strong men can bear.
(b) That common men are qualitatively different from exceptional men.
(c) That there are no common people.
(d) That all men are representative of their race and times.

6. According to Richardson, what feeling would stay with Emerson for the rest of his life, after the Norton affair?
(a) Doubt about his talents.
(b) The taste of public censure.
(c) The pride of accomplishment.
(d) The flush of success.

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

8. What idea of the author's does Richardson say Emerson followed "surprisingly far?"
(a) Respect for historical determinism.
(b) Disregard for individuality.
(c) Faith in evolutionary processes.
(d) Doubt about the possibility of transcendent experience.

9. What did Emerson witness in Europe?
(a) Famine and poverty.
(b) Severe economic crisis.
(c) Revolutions in England and France.
(d) Modern warfare.

10. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's response to his son's death?
(a) He was assured of an afterlife.
(b) He was destroyed.
(c) He was inspired.
(d) He was devastated.

11. Why did Emerson take over editorship of "The Dial?"
(a) The other editors asked Margaret Fuller to step down.
(b) It was Emerson's turn.
(c) The other editors asked Emerson to take over.
(d) Margaret Fuller resigned.

12. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's fame?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Semi-divine.
(c) Momentary.
(d) Almost dangerous.

13. What did Emerson become interested in after discovering Hafiz?
(a) Prints and music.
(b) The progress of history.
(c) Asian history.
(d) Science.

14. How does Richardson say Emerson felt in response to the work he did for Carlyle?
(a) Inspired to write poetry.
(b) Humbled so that he could not write.
(c) Motivated to write his own essays.
(d) Afraid of failure and competition.

15. What objection did Emerson make to Charles Fourier's utopian ideas?
(a) He had too much faith in people.
(b) He was too dependent on science.
(c) He was too pessimistic.
(d) He was too optimistic.