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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. Who was Emerson reading at the time he fell in love with Lydia Jackson?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Hume.
(d) Fuller.

2. What political contest was becoming serious after Emerson's return from Europe?
(a) Westward expansion.
(b) International trade.
(c) Abolition.
(d) Suffrage.

3. Which of Emerson's friendships was tested on Emerson's return from Europe?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Sturgis.
(c) Fuller.
(d) Hedge.

4. What event threw Emerson into despair in 1840?
(a) The death of Mary Moody Emerson.
(b) The death of his brother Charles.
(c) The death of his son Waldo.
(d) Lidian's illness.

5. According to Richardson, what feeling would stay with Emerson for the rest of his life, after the Norton affair?
(a) The pride of accomplishment.
(b) The flush of success.
(c) Doubt about his talents.
(d) The taste of public censure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson try to connect ecstasy to in his essay on ecstasy?

2. Who did NOT join Emerson where he was writing in 1834?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings on returning to America?

4. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?

5. What idea of Hegel's did Emerson discover on returning from Europe?

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