Transcendentalism - English 10 test

Where did the Transcendentalists believe that you could find God?

• Nature
• Church
• Inside yourself
• At the flagpole 

Who is considered the "father" of Transcendentalism?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Robin Williams

Transcendentalists believe that ___________ , humanity, and nature share a universal soul.

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

Transcendentalists believed all people are inherently:

• good

• evil

• neutral

• bad

Transcendentalism values...

• Nonconformity
• Conformity
• Technological advances
• Society

In Walden, Thoreau is advocating for...

• attention to detail

• more social freedom

• less individuality

• simple, structured living

Transcendentalism was a social reform movement that valued ___________ over Society.

• Unity
• Government
• Individuality
• Society

What values did Emerson and Thoreau share? 

• living simply and being true to one's self
• material things
• being kind
• being social 

Thoreau believes that technological advances lead to a better way of life?

• False
• True