This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Transcendentalism > Transcendentalism Literature – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 22 (8 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to Stephen King's analysis of Gothic writing in "Danse Macabre" (464), what must a Gothic writer understand in order to be effective in creating a successful piece? A) The Dance of Death. B) The psychology of terror. C) Poe's work. D) Doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The psychology of terror. 2. What do Dr. Heidegger's guests have in common? A) They are all old and have experienced misfortune. B) They are all friends from high school. C) They are all sick. D) They are all researchers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are all old and have experienced misfortune. 3. Name the text that this quote originates from: "I felt if I alone of all my townsmen had paid my tax." A) "Walden". B) "Self-Reliance". C) "Civil Disobedience". D) "Nature". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Civil Disobedience". 4. VocabularyDefinition:a means to an end A) Expedient. B) Alacrity. C) Decorum. D) Tranquil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expedient. 5. In which sentence will you list the 3 ways the author supports their main idea? A) First (1). B) Second (2). C) Third (3). D) Fourth (4). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second (2). 6. In which essay does Thoreau propose that people should examine whether they should obey unjust laws? A) Nature. B) Walden. C) Civil Disobedience. D) Self-Reliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civil Disobedience. 7. One major premise of Transcendentalism is: A) Social obligation is necessary for a just society. B) It is important to worship nature as God. C) In order to reach self-realization, one must reconcile the ego and societal duties. D) Egotism is the most valued of characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In order to reach self-realization, one must reconcile the ego and societal duties. 8. All of the following are examples of aphorisms EXCEPT: A) Envy is ignorance. B) Imitation is suicide. C) What I should do is all that concerns me. D) Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What I should do is all that concerns me. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesMovements QuizzesTranscendentalism Literature Quiz 1Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 2Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 3Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 4Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 5Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 6Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 7Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 8Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books