Module 5 Review

Answer the following question based on the material presented in Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle."

Who was the stranger Rip saw when he returned that slept under a tree and looked just like him?

• Ghost of the explorer Hudson

• Rip's son

• Nicholas Vedder

• Wolf an Winkle

Modern films and literature never convey any elements of Transcendentalism.

• True

• False

Answer the following question based on the material presented in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."

One of the author’s main themes is:

• Love conquers all

• Beauty is only skin deep

• Man's inhumanity to man

• Human's can't escape their past

Answer the following question based on Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" Essay.

According to Emerson, how do we feel after we have worked hard for a goal?

• Angry and cheated

• Relieved and happy

• Annoyed and tired

• Despairing and gloomy

Answer the following question based on the material presented in Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle."

Where does Rip Van Winkle live?

• Coast of the Atlantic Ocean

• Foot of the Catskill Mountains

• Foot of the Alleghany Mountains

• On the edge of the Redwood Forest

Answer the following question based on the material presented in Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle."

Who did all the neighbors blame for the disputes between Dame and Rip?

• Rip

• Rip, Jr.

• Dame

• Wolf

What is figurative language?

• language that sticks to inarguable facts only

• language that exaggerates the truth

• language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

• language that uses its own words to define itself

Answer the following question based on the material presented in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."

The three gentlemen guests had once been rivals:

• At the race track

• For the widow’s hand

• In a business venture

• Of Dr. Heidegger

Romanticism celebrated all of the following except —

• The future growth of industries and cities

• Feeling over reason

• Imagination and intuition

• The power of nature

Answer the following question based on Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" Essay.

What is Emerson’s opinion of society?

• Society helps people achieve their potential.

• We must accept society’s rules.

• Society is all that stands between us and the forces of chaos.

• Society conspires to deny people their freedom.