Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism is a _______________.

• literary movement
• social reform movement
• philosophical movement
• all of the above

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Thoreau
• Whitman
• Emerson
• Waldo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" was written in order to express _______________________ that Thoreau hoped his readers would adopt.

• political views
• religious views
• aphorisms
• paradoxes

Who wrote "Civil Disobedience"?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Henry David Thoreau
• Walt Whitman
• Margret Fuller

Emerson's essay, "Self-Reliance," elaborates on his belief in the importance of the _________________.

• peaceful quality of nature

• disobedience of his youth

• individual

• traveler's opinion

WALDEN: Why did Thoreau live close to Walden Pond for two years?

• To reconnect with nature

• To re-evaluate his way of living

• To escape the pressures of society

• To write a book

The tone of "Civil Disobedience" is

• friendly.

• urgent.

• optimistic.

• sarcastic.

In "Civil Disobedience", government is compared to a "wooden gun" in order to reinforce the idea that

• government can bend individuals to its will.

• humans cause wars.

• governments cause wars.

• individuals can bend the government to their will making government ineffective.

According to "Self-Reliance", people who want to find the good in the universe should rely on their

• formal education
• religious teachings
• own investigation
• study of geniuses

What does Emerson mean by the following aphorism from "Self-Reliance"? "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

• Follow your own beliefs.
• Nature is connected to God.
• Truth exists beyond experience.
• Discover truth through God.