Transcendentalism Quiz Period 1

Transcendentalism was the philosophical and literary movement focusing on...

• seeking spirituality through intuition & nature

• seeking spirituality through logic & science

• seeking inspiration through intuition & nature

• seeking inspiration through logic & science

Who is considered the "father/teacher" of Transcendentalism?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Robin Williams

Which of these is NOT 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

What does this quote from Emerson mean?

• People should spend more time with friends than alone.

• People need to balance spending time alone and with others.

• Even though it's impractical people should be alone.

• It's important to be practical

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The transcendental tenet of "oversoul" believes that

• voice of truth is through nature

• God wants people to go against the church and laws of society

• voice of truth is through intuition

• God lives in everyone and we can communicate with him without a church

Which tenet does this picture represent?

• nonconformity

• importance of nature

• free thought

• self-reliance

What tenet does this picture represent?

• nonconformity

• free thought

• importance of nature

• self-reliance

Which one of these is not a tenet of transcendentalism?

• uniformity

• non-conformity

• free thought

• self reliance

True or False: the transcendentalist tent "free thought" rejected religion

• True

• False

The movie, "Castaway" is an example of the transcendental tenet

• Noncomfority

• Self-Reliance

• Confidence

• Free Thought