Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. Transcendentalism is based on a theory of the relationship of all the following except
2. Name the text from which the following quote originates: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ..... "
3. 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.
4. This is the literary device that creates the foundation for the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" (529).
5. What was a major theme of living at Walden cabin?
6. Which mood is common in Dark Romantic literature?
7. VocabularyDefinition:one who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices
8. 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."
9. He is considered the father of American Gothic literature?
10. What were dirty, unsafe housing structures in which the cities' poor were forced to live?
11. Who was the father of the Transcendentalist movement?
12. Which Transcendentalist essay by Emerson urged people to have confidence in their own genius and not conform to the will of society?
13. Who was Henry David Thoreau?
14. Which is not a tenent of Transcendentalism?
15. Reliance on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
16. Who are people who opposed immigration?
17. How does Henry explain transcendentalism to Ellen?
18. Thoreau examines his fellow man in Walden and finds him?
19. At the beginning of Walden, Thoreau allows himself to do this through his imagination .....
20. The transparent eyball is related to the idea that