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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of the Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richardson say Emerson felt after the birth of his son?
(a) Vulnerable.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Proud.
(d) Anxious.

2. What trouble did the Emerson family encounter around the time of Emerson's engagement?
(a) His brother died of tuberculosis.
(b) His mother fell ill.
(c) His father died.
(d) His brother had a mental breakdown.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?
(a) Outspoken.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Calm.
(d) Turbulent.

4. Who came to live with Emerson after his brother Charles died?
(a) Ellery Channing.
(b) Caroline Sturgis.
(c) Margaret Fuller.
(d) Elizabeth Hoar.

5. What idea did Emerson return to many times after giving his speech on American Scholar?
(a) The importance of marriage.
(b) The omnipotence of God.
(c) The uniqueness of America.
(d) The unity of things.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's reaction to Ellen's death?

2. What career paths was Emerson torn between?

3. With what view of Emerson's did his friends disagree, according to Richardson?

4. What troubled Emerson during his travels to the South?

5. What was the Transcendental Club founded to discuss?

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