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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Inner Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richardson say likely caused Emerson's eye problems?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Overwork.
(d) Stress.

2. What publication did Emerson call a "living leaping Logos"?
(a) Fuller's translation of Eckermann's "Conversations with Goethe."
(b) Hedge's manifesto.
(c) Nature.
(d) Alcott's "Conversations with Children about the Gospels."

3. What was Emerson's relationship with his reading?
(a) He tried to remain independent of what he read.
(b) He tried to lose himself in his reading.
(c) He tried to claim the experiences contained in each book.
(d) He tried to inhabit each author's mind.

4. What does Richardson say his book illustrates in Emerson's life?
(a) His life as opposed to his reputation.
(b) His emotional life.
(c) His literary development.
(d) His genius and his flaws.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Emerson going on Christmas Day, 1832?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's feelings about the changes he made after Ellen's death?

4. In what way did Emerson share a faith with Mary Rotch and the Quakers?

5. Where does Richardson say Emerson's interest in religion came from?

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