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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did travel in Italy affect Emerson?
(a) He was overcome with awe.
(b) He felt dwarfed by the history there.
(c) He became suspicious of Old World philosophy.
(d) He was rejuvenated.

2. What stance did Emerson take on American literature?
(a) He said that it began with him.
(b) He said that it needed to learn its history from British literature.
(c) He treated it as a narrow branch of British literature.
(d) He celebrated it.

3. What did Lidian name her first daughter?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Mary.

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

5. How was Emerson received in Europe?
(a) He was criticized.
(b) He was treated as a curiosity.
(c) He was hardly noticed.
(d) He was treated as a celebrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did many of Emerson's friends affect him in the 1860s and 70s?

2. What does Richardson say was happening as Emerson and his brother Charles grew closer?

3. In what religious sect was Edward Taylor active?

4. How did the event described in the Prologue change Emerson's life?

5. What was Emerson's frame of mind on returning from Europe?

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