This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Transcendentalism > Transcendentalism – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transcendentalism Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another word for 'splendid' is ..... A) Sublime. B) Bright. C) Fearsome. D) Intimidating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sublime. 2. Which author practiced law for 10 years before moving to New York and becoming the editor-in-chief for the Evening Post? A) Henry David Thoreau. B) William Cullen Bryant. C) Ralph Waldo Emerson. D) Nathaniel Hawthorne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Cullen Bryant. 3. These are all trademarks of transcendentalism but A) The Importance of Nature. B) Meditation. C) Non-conformity. D) Self-Reliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meditation. 4. Does the following sentence contain a restrictive or nonrestrictive clause? The computer that is on the front table needs a new battery. A) Restrictive. B) Nonrestrictive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restrictive. 5. Complete the quote- "Our life is frittered away by ..... " A) Relationships. B) Possessions. C) Detail. D) Opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detail. 6. What did transcendentalists believe about individual relationships with God? A) They were unnecessary. B) They were inferior to institutional relationships. C) They were the best form of connection. D) They were irrelevant . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were the best form of connection. 7. Which of the following movements or groups of people is best described as being based in nature? A) Native Americans. B) Enlightenment. C) Puritans. D) Colonialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Native Americans. 8. The Scarlet Letter A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. B) Herman Melville. C) Walt Whitman. D) Ralph Waldo Emerson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. 9. "I become a transparent eyeball" is what type of figurative language & which text is it in? A) Simile & Self-Reliance. B) Metaphor & Nature. C) Blank verse and "Thanatopsis". D) Metaphor &Where I Lived and What I Lived For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor & Nature. 10. "Men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitches today to save nine tomorrow" A) Men live in such a hurry today, in hopes of rest tomorrow. B) Men live in such a hurry all the time. C) Men work hard today so they don't have to work tomorrow. D) Men need to learn how to stitch better. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Men live in such a hurry today, in hopes of rest tomorrow. 11. What is the main idea of "Self-Reliance" by Emerson? A) Trust yourself, be independent, don't conform. B) Trust yourself, be different, but follow the rules. C) Rely on yourself, share your independence with others. D) Rely on yourself, keep close to the crowd, but don't copy them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trust yourself, be independent, don't conform. 12. Which characteristic of Transcendentalism means: "failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing practice or rule" ? A) Nonconformity. B) Self-Reliance. C) Free Thought. D) Confidence. E) Importance of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonconformity. 13. Who is considered to be the "father" of Transcendentalism? (RI.10.10) A) Henry David Thoreau. B) Margaret Fuller. C) Ralph Waldo Emerson. D) Robin Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ralph Waldo Emerson. 14. Which of the following did Romantics value LEAST? A) Intuition. B) Feeling. C) Reason. D) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason. 15. How does nature affect humans? A) It can make them want to better themselves. B) It can make them feel small and insignificant. C) It can help them better appreciate what they have. D) It can improve their mood and bring them joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It can improve their mood and bring them joy. 16. Which writers were associated with Concord, Massachusetts? A) Thoreau and Whitman. B) Dickinson and Whitman. C) Emerson and Dickinson. D) Thoreau and Emerson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoreau and Emerson. 17. What is not an idea of Transcendentalism? A) Self-Reliance. B) Carpe Diem. C) Nonconformity. D) Logical Thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical Thought. 18. This was a time of renewed vigor for religious feelings. A) Renaissance. B) Enlightenment. C) Second Great Awakening. D) Revival Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second Great Awakening. 19. Which of the following statements would Thoreau agree with? A) If someone deceives you, you have a right to take the law into your own hands. B) The treasury makes the law, but we are not compelled to follow it. C) How we perceive things decides whether we are revolutionary. D) It is not enough to take a view against the government, you must take action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is not enough to take a view against the government, you must take action. 20. Jeffrey watches Dr. Phil, who is an insightful doctor.Does this have a nonrestrictive or restrictive clause? A) Nonrestrictive. B) Restrictive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrestrictive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesTranscendentalism Quiz 1Transcendentalism Quiz 2Transcendentalism Quiz 3Transcendentalism Quiz 4Transcendentalism Quiz 5Transcendentalism Quiz 6Transcendentalism Quiz 7Transcendentalism Quiz 8Transcendentalism Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books