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

Robert D. Richardson
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Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Robert D. Richardson
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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 began to appear in America as a result of Charles Fourier's work?
(a) Organized unions.
(b) New style hats.
(c) Poetry magazines.
(d) Communes.

2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings about the changes he made after Ellen's death?
(a) Moderation and deliberation.
(b) Fear and freedom.
(c) Exhilaration and vision.
(d) Depression and doubt.

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's works after he turned forty?
(a) More confident.
(b) More mystical.
(c) More relaxed.
(d) Darker.

4. What theme does Richardson say Emerson began to write about as he turned forty?
(a) Political resistance.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Idealism.

5. What was the Transcendental Club?
(a) A salon.
(b) A school.
(c) A lecture series.
(d) A symposium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what cause did Emerson involve himself?

2. What view was reaffirmed, for Emerson, in reading Jakob Boehme's "Aurora?"

3. What does Emerson say reality is masked by?

4. What objection did Emerson make to Charles Fourier's utopian ideas?

5. What does Richardson say caused Emerson to become less innocent?

(see the answer key)

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