Emerson "from Nature" and "from Self-Reliance"
Authored by Jacob Compton
English
11th Grade
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This quiz focuses on American Transcendentalism, specifically examining Ralph Waldo Emerson's foundational essays "Nature" and "Self-Reliance." Designed for 11th-grade students, the assessment evaluates understanding of Transcendentalist philosophy, literary analysis skills, and knowledge of the Romantic period (1800-1860). Students must demonstrate comprehension of key Transcendentalist principles including individualism, self-reliance, non-conformity, and the divine nature of both humanity and the natural world. The questions require students to analyze Emerson's figurative language, interpret philosophical concepts like his famous "transparent eyeball" metaphor, complete and contextualize significant quotations, and understand the movement's connection to social reform. Students need strong reading comprehension abilities to parse complex philosophical texts, analytical thinking to connect abstract concepts to concrete examples, and historical knowledge to place Transcendentalism within its proper cultural and literary context. Created by Jacob Compton, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 11. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative evaluation following a unit on American Transcendentalism or as formative assessment to gauge student comprehension during instruction. The quiz works well for homework assignments, allowing students to reference texts while answering, or as an in-class review activity before major assessments. Teachers can use individual questions as warm-up activities to begin class discussions about specific Emersonian concepts, or deploy the entire quiz as a study guide for standardized testing preparation. The varied question formats support differentiated instruction while maintaining rigorous academic standards. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for textual evidence analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4 for interpreting figurative language, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9 for demonstrating knowledge of foundational works of American literature and their themes.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Most Transcendentalists were involved in either the anti-slavery or the women's rights movements
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Transcendentalism is linked to social reform and rights movements.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Complete the following quote: "To be great is to be...."
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Emerson: "There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance, that imitation is ________."
reliance
suicide
right
might
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What historical figures does Emerson reference when he says "to be great is to be misunderstood."
Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Pythagoras, Copernicus, and Newton
Plato, George Washington, Jesus, Thoreau, Newton, and Benjamin Franklin
Aristotle, King George, Jesus, Melville, Tesla, and Marie Curie
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Transcendentalism was
A movement that emphasized the importance of conformity and nature.
A movement that believed all humans are evil and need to be controlled by society.
A movement that celebrated the divine nature of the individual and the natural world.
A movement that celebrated transcendental yoga, and the idea that meditation can send you to a great spiritual plane.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?
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CCSS.RL.11-12.9
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