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Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Name the text from which the following quote originates: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ..... "
2. If you were writing a rhetorical precis, where would you put this sentence? She establishes a confident tone for the group of women's rights activists at the Seneca Falls Convention.
3. This is the literary device that creates the foundation for the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" (529).
4. What was a major theme of living at Walden cabin?
5. Which mood is common in Dark Romantic literature?
6. VocabularyDefinition:one who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices
7. From which essay does the following quote originate: "To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society."
8. He is considered the father of American Gothic literature?
9. What were dirty, unsafe housing structures in which the cities' poor were forced to live?
10. Who was the father of the Transcendentalist movement?
11. Which Transcendentalist essay by Emerson urged people to have confidence in their own genius and not conform to the will of society?
12. Who was Henry David Thoreau?
13. Which is not a tenent of Transcendentalism?
14. Reliance on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
15. Who are people who opposed immigration?
16. How does Henry explain transcendentalism to Ellen?
17. Thoreau examines his fellow man in Walden and finds him?
18. At the beginning of Walden, Thoreau allows himself to do this through his imagination .....
19. The transparent eyball is related to the idea that
20. "Civil Disobedience" is an essay by Thoreau that inspired:
21. What time period was Anti-Transcendentalism?
22. Emerson and the Transcendentalists worked to define ..... and ..... in a new way.
23. What was "The Dial" ?
24. How many sentences does a rhetorical precis contain?
25. According to Emerson, what is "Self-Reliance? "
26. What philosophy does Thoreau express in this statement: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."
27. Transcendentalists refused to obey laws they felt were unjust. What is that called?
28. What was the temperance movement?
29. The transcendentalist believed that
30. This is a brief statement, usually one sentence long, that expresses a general principle or truth about life.
31. What did the dark romantics focus on as subject matter?
32. What should be included in the 1st sentence?
33. Transcendentalism and Dark Romanticism were part of what movement in American literary history?
34. Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?
35. When Pablo Neruda writes "Ode to Walt Whitman" (a Transcendentalist to the core), he is creating a(n) ..... scenario.
36. In the essay "Civil Disobedience" Thoreau calls the American government a "wooden gun, " which is .....
37. Transcendentalism was a social reform movement that valued ..... over Society.
38. If your life is a counter-friction to the machine, you are
39. VocabularyDefinition:disorder of matter and space
40. Who opposed strict ritualism and Dogma?
41. What actions of Thoreau parallel those of Emerson?
42. "His heart was as cold as ice" is an example of a .....
43. The Father of American Transcendentalism is .....
44. Which sentence will you write about the overall tone and intended audience of the piece?
45. One of the tenets of Transcendentalism. It is when you do things for yourself.
46. Which tenet does this picture represent?
47. What is the purpose of an for Nike?
48. Which of the following people is mentioned in "Self-Reliance" to have been misunderstood?
49. The establishment that early Transcendentalists warned against was
50. What values did Emerson and Thoreau share?
51. Who wrote "On Education" ?
52. What does this image represent?
53. What is a major event that occurred during this time period?
54. According to Thoreau a good way to form a peaceable revolution is to
55. American Romanticism lasted from about .....
56. How does Thoreau show his appreciation and respect for his surroundings in "Walden" ?
57. What did Transcendentalism come as a response to?
58. According to Emerson's "from Nature" , going into nature has what effect?
59. Which one of the following statements best states one of Emerson's philosophies?
60. Look at the following line. "The tide rises, the tide falls. "This line uses:
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