Transcendentalism Test

Transcendentalism Test

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Transcendentalism Test

Transcendentalism Test

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English

10th Grade

Medium

Created by

April Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Which statements about Transcendentalism are accurate? I. Transcendentalism was an intellectual movement. II. Transcendentalism was a largely European movement. III. Transcendentalists were interested in the human spirit. IV. Transcendentalists thought that an exploration of nature helped people understand universal truths.
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, III, and IV
I, III, and IV only

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic Transcendentalism had in common with Romanticism?
glories of nature
the concept of the Oversoul
goodness of humanity
importance of free individual expression

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PART A: Which statements best summarize the TWO main claims of the Common Lit excerpt of "Civil Disobedience"?
Citizens must challenge and attempt to change the wrongs of the state; it is not enough to work within the system.
Individuals have a responsibility to disobey laws that are inherently unjust and in conflict with their morals.
Although some laws are unjust, it is the duty of citizens to follow all laws created by the state.
Everyone who funds a government through taxes shares equal responsibility for the mistakes of that government.
Patriotism is a fine quality but it can sometimes blind people to the flaws of their country’s government.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PART B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answers to Part A?
“…but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.” (paragraph 6)
“Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine… As for adopting the ways which the State has provided for remedying the evil, I know not of such ways.” (paragraphs 6-7)
A. “…and yet these very men have each, directly by their allegiance, and so indirectly, at least, by their money, furnished a substitute.” (paragraph 1)
“The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.” (paragraph 2)
“Men generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them.” (paragraph 4)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PART A: Which statement best describes Thoreau’s views (from "Civil Disobedience" excerpt via Common Lit) on petitioning the government to effect change?
Individuals must petition the government if they want their voices to be heard.
Patriotism requires citizens to follow all laws, even if unjust.
Petitioning the government is useless because it does not always result in action.
Individuals should wait until the majority of people agree on an idea before petitioning the government.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PART B: Which quote best supports the answer in Part A?
“Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters… (Paragraph 2)
“Men generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them.” (Paragraph 4)
“As for adopting the ways which the State has provided for remedying this evil, I know not of such ways.” (Paragraph 7)
“It is not my business to be petitioning the Governor or the Legislature any more than it is theirs to petition me; and if they should not bear my petition, what should I do then?” (Paragraph 7)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Civil Disobedience reflect ideas of Transcendentalism?
It stresses the individual’s ability to judge the actions of government.
It proposes looking at nature as a way to govern harmoniously.
It implies that democratic governments, too, have an oversoul and are more spiritually attuned to people’s needs than any one individual can ever be.
It stresses that warfare is sometimes the only means by which oppression can be cast off and society changed.

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