Text Analysis and Language Goals Quiz

What is the time period referred to as "The Flowering of Romanticism"?

• 1798–1832

• 1800–1850

• 1750–1800

• 1820–1900

What is one of the themes of "The Flowering of Romanticism"?

• Emotion and Experimentation

• Scientific Discovery

• Political Revolution

• Industrial Progress

What did romantic writers question about liberty and security?

• Their balance in times of war

• Their irrelevance in times of peace

• Their enhancement by war

• Their role in economic growth

What literary movement developed as a reaction to the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and widespread poverty?

• Realism

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Classicism

What did the government not control during the Industrial Revolution?

• Trade routes

• Economic fluctuations

• Military spending

• Educational reforms

What was the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the upper classes?

• Increased poverty

• Greater prosperity

• Loss of power

• Decreased influence

What did factory workers want to do in response to their conditions?

• Join together to pool resources and fight for better work conditions

• Emigrate to another country

• Start their own businesses

• Work longer hours

What was the reaction of the government to workers assembling in defiance of the law?

• They ignored it

• They sent troops to suppress the meetings

• They negotiated with the workers

• They reduced working hours

Who were the critics that first used the word "romantic" in Germany in 1798?

• Friedrich and August von Schlegel

• William Blake and Robert Burns

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller

• Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth

What did William Blake's personal philosophy view existence as?

• A blending of opposites

• A stable, orderly hierarchy

• A chaotic universe

• A linear progression