Transcendentalism and more...

Which is an example of internal conflict?

• A. A character struggles with the guilt he feels about a crime committed as a child.
• B. A character struggles to distinguish herself from her brothers and sisters. 
• C. A character struggles against the restrictions of traditional gender roles.
• D. A character struggles to survive after being lost in a blizzard.

In which of the following is a character having an external conflict?

• A. She feels guilty after turning in a classmate for cheating.
• B. He is in danger of losing his starting position on the team because of the new player.
• C. She struggles to stay awake during the lecture.
• D. He wills himself to keep running until he crosses the finishes line. 

What is Transcendentalism?

• A. A way of thinking that makes you feel as though you are above the world and nature.
• B. The name given to those schools of thought that value reason, feeling, and intuition.
• C. The thought that the universe is uncaring.
• D. The idea that in determining the ultimate reality of God, the universe, the self, and other important matters, one must transcend, or go beyond, everyday human experience in the physical world. 

What is intuition?

• A. A feeling of peace.
• B. The ability to know and understand through emotions.
• C. The ability to understand through reason.
• D. A feeling of well-being.

Who wrote the Romantic excerpt, Nature?

• A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
• B. William Blake
• C. Edgar Allan Poe
• D. Ralph Waldo Emerson

According to the author, what can the poet's eye do when he or she looks at nature?

• A. The poet's eye can see things that only poets can see.
• B. The poet's eye is a window into the soul of nature.
• C. The poet's eye may take everything it sees and write poetry.
• D. The poet's eye can take everything it sees and integrate that visage into something tangible and beautiful.

How does Emerson define a lover of nature?

• A. A true lover of nature is a person who loves to be outside in the middle of nature.
• B. A true lover of nature has both senses that are inward and outward.
• C. A true lover of nature discovers the mysteries of nature.
• D. He/she must be a poet.

What aspects of Nature prove it to be a Romantic piece of literature?

• A. its close look at industry
• B. its close look at nature
• C. its commentary on man and life
• D. its commentary on man and God

What is a naturalist?

• A. literature that emphasizes a specific geographic setting and makes use of the speech and manners of the people that live in that region. 
• B. thinkers who rely heavily on the emerging scientific disciplines of psychology and sociology.
• C. thinkers who juxtapose human illusions with the indifference of the universe
• D. to place side by side; juxtapose unexpected combinations of colors, shapes, and ideas.

Which is NOT a philosophy of Transcendentalism?

• A. People should spend more time in thought than in worship.
• B. Nature is a mirror of human life.
• C. People are inherently flawed and powerless.
• D. Individuals are more powerful than political and religious institutions.