Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In what realization of Pythagoras' was Emerson interested? (from These Flying Days)

That everything is spirit.

That change was the only constant.

That not everything was in flux.

That all things are made of material.

2.

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

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

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

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

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

3.

How does Richardson characterize Sufism? (from The Natural History of Intellect)

As the first modern religion.

As the first building block of all subsequent religions.

Not a religion but religion.

Eastern Pragmatism.

4.

What was the Transcendental Club? (from Go Alone)

A school.

A salon.

A lecture series.

A symposium.

5.

What did Jones Very claim to be? (from These Flying Days)

The first genuine American Poet.

Insane.

The Messiah.

Emerson's first disciple.

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