Transcendentalism Quiz

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Thoreau
• Whitman
• Emerson
• Waldo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

What does this picture represent?

• nonconformity
• civil disobedience
• social reform
• self-reliance

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does this image represent?

• Social Reform
• Simpicity
• Non-conformity
• Enlightenment

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• nature is there to be used by human beings

• nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality

• nature is unstable and changes too much

• nature is the origin of evil

Transcendentalists believe that ___________ , humanity, and nature share a universal soul.

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

Which of the following is the most worthy of respect in Transcendentalism?

• the law

• the will of the majority

• God's laws

• the individual conscience

Which individual lived in a cabin for two years?

• Emerson
• Whitman
• Thoreau
• Waldo

Which of these isn't a central belief of Transcendentalism?

• People must go to school to learn
• God is in nature and all people
• People should be themselves
• Life is about being curious and learning from feeling