American Romanticism vs Transcendentalism Quiz

What is one difference between American Romanticism and Transcendentalism?

• American Romanticism focused on emotions and individualism, while Transcendentalism emphasized the importance of intuition and the individual's connection to nature and the divine.

• American Romanticism emphasized the importance of intuition and the individual's connection to nature and the divine, while Transcendentalism focused on materialism and consumerism

• American Romanticism focused on reason and logic, while Transcendentalism emphasized emotions and individualism

• American Romanticism and Transcendentalism are the same thing

What is one principle of Transcendentalism?

• Belief in the inherent goodness of both people and nature

• Belief in the inherent goodness of people but not nature

• Denial of the existence of nature

• Belief in the inherent evilness of both people and nature

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of American Romanticism?

• Glorification of nature

• Realism

• Emphasis on emotion and individualism

• Supernatural elements

What is one difference between American Romanticism and Transcendentalism in terms of their view on society?

• American Romanticism and Transcendentalism both believed in the inherent goodness of society.

• American Romanticism often portrayed society as corrupt and oppressive, while Transcendentalism believed in the potential for individuals to create a better society through self-reliance and spiritual connection.

• American Romanticism and Transcendentalism both believed that society should be ignored and individuals should focus on personal happiness.

• American Romanticism and Transcendentalism both believed that society should be reformed through political action.

Which of the following is a characteristic of American Romanticism?

• Emphasis on conformity and societal norms

• Focus on individualism and the celebration of nature

• Preference for urban settings and industrialization

• Rejection of emotions and imagination

What is one belief of Transcendentalism?

• Belief in the inherent evilness of people and nature

• Belief in the superiority of technology over nature

• Belief in the inherent goodness of people and nature

• Belief in the insignificance of human existence

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of American Romanticism?

• Gothic elements

• Emphasis on emotion

• Naturalism

• Realism

Which famous American author was NOT one of the Fireside Poets?

• John Greenleaf Whittier

• Henry David Thoreau

• William Cullen Bryant

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Dark Romantics (Melville, Poe, and Hawthorne) disagreed with the Transcendentalists about

• nature

• optimism

• logic

Romanticism is based on the 5 "I's" which of these is NOT a shared belief with the Transcendentalists?

• Imagination

• Inspiration from nature

• Inner experience

• Intuition