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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Emerson going on Christmas Day, 1832?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Europe.
(d) South Carolina.

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

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

4. How did Emerson describe his experience of Ellen's death?
(a) It was a death for him as well.
(b) It was a second birth.
(c) It forced him to question his beliefs.
(d) It was a turning point.

5. What practice did Emerson begin in college?
(a) Sending money to his mother.
(b) Holding dinner parties for intellectuals.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Keeping a journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson say Emerson felt after the birth of his son?

2. What limitation does Emerson describe in Christianity in his Divinity School Address?

3. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's internal state in 1837?

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

5. What was Emerson lecturing on while he was courting Lidian?

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