This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Transcendentalism > Transcendentalism – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transcendentalism Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Dark Romantics contradicted the Transcendentalists on which of the following points? A) Value intuition over logic. B) Saw signs and symbols in human events. C) Less optimistic than Transcendentalists. Spiritual facts are not good or harmless. D) Spiritual facts lie behind appearances in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less optimistic than Transcendentalists. Spiritual facts are not good or harmless. 2. The principles of transcendentalism made it a ..... A) Literary movement. B) Social reform movement. C) Philosophical movement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Where did Transcendentalism begin to appear around 1830? A) New York. B) Massachusetts. C) Virginia. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Massachusetts. 4. According to Transcendentalism, there is an ..... which goes beyond the physical and intellectual. A) A loose collection of a variety of ideas and perspectives. B) Different meanings for each person. C) Ideal spiritual state. D) Anti-conformist attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideal spiritual state. 5. Why does Thoreau state that he dislikes the railroad in Walden? A) People buy train tickets as a superficial sign of their wealth. B) The railroad is too fast and dangerous for his tastes. C) People put more effort and value into it than their own lives. D) They are destroying the natural scenery of the countryside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People put more effort and value into it than their own lives. 6. Sees poetry as the highest expression of the imagination A) Romanticism. B) Transcendentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romanticism. 7. This Transcendentalist went to jail for not paying his poll taxes A) Whitman. B) Longfellow. C) Thoreau. D) Bryant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoreau. 8. What is the transcendentalist belief about nature? (RI.10.10) A) Nature is "just there". B) Nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality. C) Nature is unstable and changes too much. D) Nature is the origin of evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality. 9. To do something 'deliberately' means to do something ..... A) Intentionally. B) Accidentally. C) Sneakily. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intentionally. 10. What is the first basic premise of Transcendentalism? A) The Earth is the spiritual center of the universe. B) The community is the spiritual center of the universe. C) The nation is the spiritual center of the universe. D) The individual is the spiritual center of the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The individual is the spiritual center of the universe. 11. Romantics believed that nature=corruption A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. In O Me! O Life!, what is Whitman pondering and questioning? A) His existence and the futility of life. B) Whether he should convert to Christianity. C) Why his love does not love him back. D) Whether he should take his own life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His existence and the futility of life. 13. 'Resignation' means to A) Give up or step down. B) Fight hard for what is right. C) Let something fall apart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give up or step down. 14. Which of the following would have elements of the supernatural? A) American Gothic. B) Transcendentalism. C) Enlightenment. D) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) American Gothic. 15. When did the Second Great Awakening start? A) 1600's. B) 1800's. C) 1700's. D) 1900's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1800's. 16. What happens in spring at the Walden cabin? A) The change is a surprise. B) The change is a surprise that makes him happy. C) The change is a surprise that makes him feel lonely. D) The change is a surprise that makes him feel at one with nature again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The change is a surprise that makes him feel at one with nature again. 17. From the 1790s to the 1830s, a religious movement called the Second Great Awakening influenced American society. Baptists, Methodists, and Quakers were among the leading religious groups of this movement. Its message emphasized the idea of equality, which appealed to ordinary people and challenged elites. It also expressed a belief that people had the ability to make choices and act in ways that would improve themselves. Which statement BEST explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society? A) It inspired the growth of social reform movements. B) It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding. C) It brought about a closer relationship between church and state. D) It led to industrialization by encouraging people to become wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It inspired the growth of social reform movements. 18. Who was the father of the modern environmental movement? A) Walden. B) Thoreau. C) McCandless. D) Emerson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoreau. 19. Explored the conflict between good and evil; the psychological effects of guilt and sin A) Romanticism. B) Transcendentalism. C) Dark Romanticism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark Romanticism. 20. If something has a pleasant tune, it might be described as ..... A) Melodious. B) Cacophonous. C) Ridiculous. D) Fabulous. 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