Romanticism Unit Test Review

American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that

• logical thought was not possible.

• scientific thinking had not yet been well developed.

• scientific reasoning discouraged intuition and spontaneity.

• the rationalist tradition had produced no worthwhile writers.

Historically, the American Romantic Movement was preceded (came before in time) by the

• Civil War

• WWI

• Revolutionary War

• French/Indian War

Which of the following is a Romanticist belief?

• God over nature

• Feeling and reason over poetry

• Reason over common sense

• Intuition over reason

Which statement shows how the opinion held by American Romantic writers changed from the Age of Reason?

• Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness.

• European literature has no traditions worth considering.

• Westward expansion is exploitative and dangerous.

• Ordinary readers do not appreciate Romantic ideals.

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According to the text, the journey in American Romantic literature can best be characterized as

• escaping duty in order to do what one pleases.

• leaving civilization and entering the world of nature.

• rejecting traditional poetry and inventing new forms.

• abandoning all intellectual pursuits for a frontier life.

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American Romantic writers believed that poetry was

• a good form for describing momentous historical events.

• an art that had been ignored by European writers.

• an effective way to bring about social change.

• the greatest witness to the power of imagination.

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The American Fireside Poets are best known for their

• comfortable subjects appealing to families.

• hotheaded, passionate ideas and messages.

• disdain for American subjects and settings.

• humorous approach to important issues.

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Which of the qualities of the New Kind of Hero are specifically related to Romantic ideals?

• Young & youthful qualities

• Love of nature & Distrust town life

• Exceptional resourcefulness & Skillful frontiersman

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an American Romantic hero?

• heroic

• resourceful

• resourceful

• conformist

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In "Thanatopsis," along with Romantic ideals, Nature urges the poet to find comfort in the

• fact that he is young and death is far off.

• knowledge that death joins us with all others.

• promise of resurrection after death.

• idea that he will be famous after he dies.

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