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Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. In Into the Wild, why did "Alex" leave his home after college?
2. A new social class, the ....., occupied a social and economic level between the wealthy and the poor.
3. VocabularyDefinition:calm, quiet, still
4. How long has Henry's cellmate been imprisoned?
5. Where did Thoreau meet Emerson?
6. "Walden" is what?
7. According to Thoreau a good way to spread reform is through
8. What is an important symbol in "Song of Myself? "
9. This idea is when someone stands out from the crowd and does not go along with what society wants him or her to do.
10. What does a transcendentalist adopt?
11. Who wrote The Scarlet Letter & The House of Seven Gables
12. Who did Emerson inspire to put the movement into action?
13. He is noted for saying "to be great is to be misunderstood" and "whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist."
14. What is the tone of the following section? Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
15. What is a Rhetorical Precis?
16. Which of the following is the most worthy of respect in Transcendentalism?
17. What is the central idea of "Civil Disobedience" ?
18. The following is an example of .....: "If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man" (Civil Disobedience, 376).
19. How many stanzas are in this poem?
20. What document officially requested equal rights for women?
21. What poetic device is Whitman using when he lists many different workers in "I hear America Singing? "
22. Thoreau's attitude toward newspapers and letters is one of
23. This tenet is when someone does not go along with what society wants him or her to do.
24. "Self-Reliance" ContentWhich of the following expresses a key idea of the selection from "Self-Reliance" ?
25. Who is considered the "father/teacher" of Transcendentalism?
26. Two things that the Romantics and Transcendentalists would write about?
27. This quote: "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." Is an example of what tenet?
28. Transcendentalists embraced ..... and rejected .....
29. Who was an escaped slave who freed more than 300 others using the Underground Railroad?
30. ..... is the title of the major work of Whitman's career.
31. Which theme of Transcendentalism is the following quote referring to? "a focus on the connection between humans and the natural world?
32. Transcendentalists did not like the ..... side of American life.
33. Dark Romanticism often talks about the .....
34. Which of these statements best characterized the central idea of "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
35. What was NOT among the social reform goals of the 19th century?
36. What is the name of the newspaper that Thoreau was the leader of?
37. Why was it hard for Ralph Waldo to concentrate at Harvard?
38. The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the?
39. Both essays "Self-Reliance" and "Civil Disobedience" stress the importance of
40. This poet lived a secluded life and her poetry was not published until after her death against her will.
41. What does Emerson mean when he refers to "the shot heard round the world" ?
42. According to Emerson who demands conformity?
43. Emerson writes, "A man is relieved a gay when he has done which of the following?
44. What does Henry teach Bailey?
45. Fill in the blank:..... > Society.
46. Followers of the Transcendentalist movement are characterized by all of the following except:
47. Where was Thoreau jailed?
48. Who was the American Poet best known for his poetry collection Leaves of Grass?
49. Transcendentalism "grew" out of which other movement?
50. According to Emerson, what is the "hobgoblin of little minds" ?
51. Civil Disobedience is best defined as
52. Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" is .....
53. This is one of the main ideas of Transcendentalism. It is what you do when you think for yourself.
54. Who said "What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think." ?
55. What does the Transcendentalist belief of Self-Reliance focus on?
56. "The little waves with their soft, white hands" is an example of what literary device?
57. The movie, "Avatar" is an example of what tenet?
58. This poet used word parings to emphasize the sacred quality to common, everyday life
59. In the minds of transcendalists, who was at the center of the universe, more powerful than any institution, whether politcal or religous?
60. What items does Thoreau have in his cabin?
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