Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Robert D. Richardson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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

2. Who does Emerson say he had always considered his best friend?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Fuller.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Lidian.

3. What did Margaret Fuller ask Emerson for in 1840?
(a) Advice for her writing.
(b) A recommendation.
(c) A closer relationship.
(d) Money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize "The Dial?"

2. What did Lidian name her first daughter?

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

4. What was Emerson's relationship with his reading?

5. How does Richardson characterize the development of Emerson's writing in 1834?

(see the answer key)

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