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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Richardson credit with the birth of American Transcendentalism?
(a) Bronson Alcott.
(b) Frederic Hedge.
(c) Jones Very.
(d) Emerson.

2. How does Richardson characterize the beginning of Emerson's relation with Margaret Fuller?
(a) Instantaneous respect.
(b) Wary distrust.
(c) Love at first sight.
(d) Shaky.

3. Where did Emerson travel from South Carolina?
(a) New York.
(b) Europe.
(c) Florida.
(d) New England.

4. What view was reaffirmed, for Emerson, in reading Jakob Boehme's "Aurora?"
(a) That God is in one's own heart.
(b) That Freedom is limited by Fate.
(c) That divine grace is real.
(d) That experience is man's only freedom.

5. Who died in 1834?
(a) Emerson's mother.
(b) Emerson's brother Charles.
(c) Emerson's brother Edward.
(d) Mary Moody Emerson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What stance did Emerson take on American literature?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's perspective on approaching Europe?

4. What influence does Richardson say has helped Emerson's writing?

5. What trouble did the Emerson family encounter around the time of Emerson's engagement?

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