Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In what cause did Emerson involve himself? (from Children of the Fire)

Preventing Cruelty to Animals.

Women's suffrage.

Indian affairs.

Anti-slavery.

2.

What does Richardson say was revealed by the publication of Nature? (from Nature)

That American religion was essentially capitalistic.

That modern culture was confirming ancient religious knowledge.

That American religion was pantheistic.

That new ideas of religion were coming from modern culture.

3.

What did Emerson do for Carlyle? (from These Flying Days)

Halt a pirated copy of his work.

Provide a subsidy.

Edit his work.

Publish his work in America.

4.

How does Richardson characterize Emerson's relation to other writers? (from Nature)

He assimilates the best part of each work, and discards the rest.

He is terrified before each of them, and has to figure out how to defend himself against their work.

He is afraid of his own attraction to others' ideas, and learns to protect against his identification with others.

He is greater than them, and finds himself in each of them.

5.

How does Richardson characterize the beginning of Emerson's relation with Margaret Fuller? (from Nature)

Shaky.

Instantaneous respect.

Love at first sight.

Wary distrust.

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