Intro to Transcendentalism

Who is considered the "father" of Transcendentalism?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Robin Williams

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• nature is "just there"

• nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality

• nature is unstable and changes too much

• nature is the origin of evil

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

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

According to the Transcendentalists, the way to discover spirituality is:

• by looking inwards & connecting to nature to discover self

• by listening to what your parents & following the rules

• by going to church every Wednesday & Sunday

• by listening to music & reading poetry by listening to music & reading poetry

Transcendentalists believed in:

• the Power of the Government

• the Power of Technology

• the Power of the Individual

• the Power of God

Which of the following is the most worthy of respect in Transcendentalism?

• the law

• the will of the majority

• God's laws

• the individual conscience

Transcendentalists believed all people are inherently:

• good

• evil

• neutral

• bad

Based on "Nature", how does one reach solitude, or true peace?

• by taking a hike in the woods every morning to free your mind

• by breaking free from society and embracing nature in order to learn about oneself

• writing at home about how one would picture nature by using one's imagination

• by making a weekly effort to watch nature documentaries and observe the documentaries' details