Transcendentalism Quiz

The values of Transcendentalism start with _____________________ and Intuition.

• Nature
• Work
• Intellect

• Liberty

The 19th Century was a generation of people struggling to define ________________ and ________________ in a new way.

• work; power
• religion; spirituality
• change; literature
• industry; success

Who was the founding father of Transcendentalism?

• Waldo

• Thoreau

• Emerson

• Whitman

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

• Society
• Individuality
• Unity
• Government

This idea is about someone standing out from the crowd and not conforming to what society expects of them.

• Free Thought

• Nonconformity

• Self-Reliance

• Importance of Nature

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• Nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality.

• Nature is unpredictable and harsh.

• Nature is unstable and changes too much.

• Nature is the origin of evil.

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

• God
• literature

• animals

• government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• Being like everyone else

• Following the rules

• Avoiding conflict

• Not conforming to what others do and say

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

According to the Transcendentalists, how does one discover spirituality?

• By going to church every Wednesday and Sunday

• By looking inwards and connecting to nature to discover one’s self

• By listening to music and reading poetry

• By listening to your parents and following the rules