transcendentalism

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is considered the "father" of Transcendentalism?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Robin Williams

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Transcendentalists believed in:

• the Power of the Government

• the Power of Technology

• the Power of the Individual

• the Power of God

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.1

Based on "Nature", how does one reach solitude, or true peace?

• by taking a hike in the woods every morning to free your mind

• by breaking free from society and embracing nature in order to learn about oneself

• writing at home about how one would picture nature by using one's imagination

• by making a weekly effort to watch nature documentaries and observe the documentaries' details

According to "Self-Reliance", how do we become self-reliant?

• by not conforming to society and its demands

• by trusting our own thoughts/beliefs

• by exploring ideas for ourselves and not what others think

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does this picture represent?

• Self-Reliance
• Spirituality
• Civil Disobedience
• Simplicity

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CCSS.SL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1

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 does this picture represent?

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2