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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richardson characterize Sufism?
(a) Eastern Pragmatism.
(b) As the first modern religion.
(c) Not a religion but religion.
(d) As the first building block of all subsequent religions.

2. What does Richardson say Hafiz awoke in Emerson?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Fear.
(c) Passion.
(d) Ambition.

3. According to Richardson, what feeling would stay with Emerson for the rest of his life, after the Norton affair?
(a) The flush of success.
(b) The taste of public censure.
(c) Doubt about his talents.
(d) The pride of accomplishment.

4. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's works after he turned forty?
(a) More confident.
(b) More mystical.
(c) More relaxed.
(d) Darker.

5. To what cause does Richardson attribute Emerson's moodiness in advance of his trip to Europe?
(a) Correspondence with Caroline Sturgis.
(b) Correspondence with Anna Barker.
(c) Correspondence with Thoreau.
(d) Correspondence with Margaret Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what theme did Emerson's letters and journals begin to focus after Margaret Fuller's death?

2. With whom did Emerson take walks after returning from Europe?

3. What did Lidian name her first daughter?

4. What did Emerson call his house after he changed how it was used?

5. What objection did Emerson make to Charles Fourier's utopian ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Emerson's response to the invitation to join Brook Farm?

2. How was Emerson's work changing as he reached his fortieth birthday, in Richardson's account?

3. What does Richardson say was Emerson's last characteristic book?

4. What political events did Emerson witness during his trip to Europe?

5. Describe Emerson's lecturing career.

6. What were Emerson's impressions of England when he traveled there in 1848?

7. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's fame?

8. What was Hegel's importance to Emerson's thinking?

9. How does Richardson characterize the change that took place in Emerson after Waldo's death?

10. What was Emerson's talk in Dartmouth like?

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