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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Endings.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose coffin did Emerson open toward the end of his life?
(a) Mary Moody Emerson's.
(b) Waldo's.
(c) Ellen's.
(d) His mother's.
2. The Mind on Fire is the story of what?
(a) Emerson's literary development.
(b) Emerson's marriage.
(c) Emerson's intellectual career.
(d) Emerson's family.
3. What side of Emerson was apparent in the volume of poems he published in 1846?
(a) Divine.
(b) Calm stoic.
(c) Passionate romantic.
(d) Political strategist.
4. From what did Emerson die?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Old age.
(d) Heart attack.
5. What was Emerson's frame of mind on returning from Europe?
(a) Disappointed, haunted by possibilities.
(b) Filled with doubts about his philosophy.
(c) Delighted, at the peak of his career.
(d) Unhappy, almost angry.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Richardson say Hafiz awoke in Emerson?
2. How does Richardson characterize Sufism?
3. Where did Emerson and Lidian settle down after marrying?
4. On whom did Emerson's reading focus after he graduated from Harvard?
5. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's internal state in 1837?
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