American Transcendentalism Quiz

What did the Transcendentalists believe was reflected in nature?

• City life

• Human spirit

• Human reason

• Industrial growth

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Who is best known for urging people to live as simply as possible?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Gandhi

• Henry David Thoreau

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

What did Thoreau call 'earth's eye'?

• A lake

• A river

• A mountain

• A forest

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What did Thoreau argue people had a right and a duty to disobey if their consciences demand it?

• Social norms

• Laws

• Religious beliefs

• Family traditions

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Who adapted Thoreau's ideas of nonviolent resistance in the 20th century?

• Gandhi

• Henry David Thoreau

• Cesar Chavez

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

What was the name of the book written by Thoreau about his two years of simple living?

• Walden

• Into the Wild

• The Call of the Wild

• The Old Man and the Sea

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Which movement did Thoreau and Emerson belong to?

• The Enlightenment

• The Transcendentalist Movement

• The Romantic Movement

• The Realist Movement

What was the main theme of Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience'?

• The importance of following the law

• The right to rebel against unjust laws

• The importance of religious faith

• The value of hard work

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What is American Transcendentalism?

• A movement from the 1900's that encouraged people to use reason.

• An 1800's movement that held that truth transcends human reason

• A movement from the mid-1800's that said reason transcended reality.

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Who was a conductor on the underground railroad?

• Tom Sawyer

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Ralph Waldo Thoreau