This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Transcendentalism > Transcendentalism Literature – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transcendentalism Literature Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ethos is ..... A) An appeal to emotion or feeling. B) An appeal to logic or evidence. C) An appeal to ethics or trust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appeal to ethics or trust. 2. "Masque of the Red Death" is an allegory. What is an allegory? A) A tragic poem. B) A story with two layers of meaning. C) A story written for a lover. D) A poem with repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story with two layers of meaning. 3. The habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant is A) Idealism. B) Individualism. C) Realism. D) Divinity of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individualism. 4. Which of the following is NOT a component of American Gothic writing? A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Mystery. D) Supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery. 5. An American writer most famous for the transcendental ideas he summarized in his book Walden. A) Ralph Waldo Emerson. B) Henry David Thoreau. C) Edgar Allan Poe. D) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Henry David Thoreau. 6. Which is the best summary of Emerson's thesis in Self-Reliance? A) Trust yourself, and don't conform. B) The world's opinion is important. C) Never apologize for your actions. D) Follow traditions and model your behavior after others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trust yourself, and don't conform. 7. He believed in simplicity and living in natural surroundings. A) Henry David Thoreau. B) Ralph Waldo Emerson. C) Walt Whitman. D) William Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry David Thoreau. 8. This poetic device is used to mimic real sounds in nature A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Word pairing. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 9. What is Thoreau's main idea in "Civil Disobedience" ? A) Fight the government at all costs. B) Allow anarchy to reign. C) People should have a say. D) Government should not listen to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People should have a say. 10. What causes the Thoreau brothers to close their school? A) They are losing pupils. B) They can't pay the rent. C) The licenses were revoked. D) They lost their passion for teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are losing pupils. 11. When Thoreau wrote that he wanted to "live deep and suck the marrow out of life" he really meant that he ..... A) Wanted to live life alone. B) Wanted to get the most out of life. C) Wanted to escape the city. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wanted to get the most out of life. 12. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of American Gothic Literature? A) Human capacity for evil. B) Fantasy and the supernatural. C) The innate goodness of people. D) Exploration of character motivations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The innate goodness of people. 13. This is one of the 3 stressed ideas of Transcendentalism. It is when you do thinks for yourself. A) Self-Reliance. B) Free Thought. C) Confidence. D) Importance of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-Reliance. 14. This was a group of Transcendentalist poets who read poetry aloud in front of the fireplace after dinner. The members included Longfellow, Holmes, Lowell, and Whittier. A) Self Reliant Poets. B) Fireside Poets. C) Barbaric Yawp Poets. D) True Life Poets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fireside Poets. 15. Thoreau's view of the war in Mexico is best described as A) Patriotic. B) Indifferent. C) Critical. D) Practical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical. 16. Transcendentalism was a movement during which time? A) 1776-1780. B) 1830-1860. C) 1900-1960. D) 2001-2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1830-1860. 17. If you were writing a rhetorical precis, where would you put this sentence? Stanton's purpose is to expose the sexist ideology of American men in order to empower and further the rights of American women. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Sentence 3. D) Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 3. 18. When was Transcendentalism created? A) 1700s. B) 1800s. C) 1900s. D) 1950s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1800s. 19. Who was one of the main leaders of the Transcendentalist movement? A) Emily Dickinson. B) Ralph Waldo Emerson. C) Walt Whitman. D) Laronya' Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ralph Waldo Emerson. 20. "O Captain! My Captain!":What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won " refer to? A) President Lincoln's death. B) Winning the Civil War. C) Discovery of a treasure. D) The ship's arrival in port. 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