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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richardson say caused Emerson to become less innocent?
(a) Waldo's death.
(b) Getting older.
(c) His marriage.
(d) Ellen's death.

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

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

4. For how long was Emerson the editor of "The Dial?"
(a) Four years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lidian name her first daughter?

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

3. How many lectures did Emerson give over five months, in "Fame?"

4. How does Richardson say Emerson felt in response to the work he did for Carlyle?

5. What idea of the author's does Richardson say Emerson followed "surprisingly far?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Emerson's son's death and its effect on him.

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's fame?

3. Describe Emerson's lecturing career.

4. How did Emerson balance writing and editing?

5. Describe the effect Margaret Fuller Ossoli's death had on Emerson.

6. To what use does Emerson put great men in Representative Men?

7. What was Emerson's response to the invitation to join Brook Farm?

8. How does Richardson describe Emerson's home life in the 1850s?

9. Who was Hafiz and what was his influence on Emerson?

10. How was Emerson's work changing as he reached his fortieth birthday, in Richardson's account?

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