Introduction to Romanticism and Transcendentalism

Which of the following is a statement an American Romantic author would likely agree with?

• Civilization is the most important thing man can accomplish.

• Reason is more important than feelings.

• Individual freedom is a necessary thing.

• There is no such thing as the supernatural.

Why is this painting a representation of American Romantic art? List at least one characteristic that makes it a Romantic painting.

Which of the following are considered elements of Romantic literature? Check all that apply.

• A fascination with the vast, open frontier.

• An exploration of man's technological progress.

• An appreciation of the quest for beauty.

• Prescribing how man should act in society.

• Pervasive optimism, particularly in America.

True or false: literary Romanticism often deals with escapist subject matter.

• True

• False

According to the Romantics, nature is a source of (check all that apply):

• Knowledge of the primitive.

• Refuge.

• Danger and stress.

• Material to build civilization with.

• A revelation of God.

Which group of writers explored conflicts between good and evil, psychological effects of guilt and sin, and madness?

• The American Romantics

• The Transcendentalists

• The Dark Romantics

• The Realists

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What is the definition of "transcend"?

• to transfer money to someone.

• to trade antiquities.

• to wait for an indeterminate period of time.

• to go beyond a limit or range.

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With which statement would a Transcendentalist most likely agree?

• It is important to follow social norms.

• You are not successful until you achieve wealth.

• All people are inherently good.

• There is no way to connect with God except through a priest.

Which of the following were considered Dark Romantics? Check all that apply.

• Henry David Thoreau

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Herman Melville

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Transcendentalists believed that by thinking about objects in nature, people can transcend the world and discover a union with the ______________.

• Over-Soul

• One True God

• Buddha

• Kairos