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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Science of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Richardson say were Emerson's feelings about marriage?
(a) He thought marriages should allow partners their sexual freedom.
(b) He thought it was the bedrock of civilization.
(c) He criticized the institution.
(d) He thought it was a form of imprisonment.

3. What did Lidian name her first daughter?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ruth.

4. How did Margaret Fuller Ossoli die?
(a) Shipwreck.
(b) Illness.
(c) Murder.
(d) Childbirth.

5. What vision did Emerson have in the Jardin de Plantes in Paris?
(a) He saw the future of science.
(b) He saw the unity of all life.
(c) He saw the cruelty of evolution.
(d) He saw the life of culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in 1834?

2. By what work of Emerson's was Jones Very impassioned?

3. Which of Emerson's friendships was tested on Emerson's return from Europe?

4. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?

5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings?

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