Transcendentalism Emerson and Thoreau

Transcendentalism was an offshoot of...

• Romanticism

• Dark Gothic

• Nature Study

• Mentalism

What was Emerson's famous motto?

• "Overcome evil with good."

• "Answer a question with your own question."

• "Do unto others as you would have them do to you."

• "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

What were Thoreau's thoughts on his cabin?

• Thoreau thought that people should live simply and move away from a materialistic lifestyle.

• Thoreau reasoned that reading books were better than listening to others.

• Thoreau moved away to learn many things about Science.

• Thoreau liked to talk about himself and how to make things by hand.

What was the name of the Transcendentalist Club that Thoreau was a member of?

• The Lion

• The Train

• The Dial

• The Digit

What was Thoreau's opinion about connecting to Nature and people?

• Thoreau believed that some people were good and nature sometimes helped us be a better person.

• Thoreau believed the people were to be avoided and nature got in the way.

• Thoreau believed that everyone should stop and smell the roses.

• Thoreau believed that people had an inherent goodness and that nature brought us closer to spirituality.

Thoreau states, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us." Which of the following statements explains the figurative language used in this quote?

• Thoreau predicts the end of small business craftsmanship in the face of an increasingly industrialized world represented by the train.

• Thoreau grieves for those whom the railroad industry has taken advantage of, specifically those who died while building it.

• Thoreau comments on how aspects of modern life, such as the train control the lives of the people who use them rather than the other way around.

• Thoreau denounces the use of public transportation, arguing that it is pointless if one cannot take one exactly where one chooses.

Why does Thoreau dislike the railroad?

• People buy train tickets as a superficial sign for their wealth.

• The railroad is too fast and dangerous for his tastes.

• People put more effort and value into it than their own lives.

• They are destroying the natural scenery of th ecountryside.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's most known essay was...

• "School of Thought"

• "A Collection of Wisdom"

• "Self-Reliance"

• "A Field of Dreams"

TRANSCENDENTALISM is the idea that in order to learn the truth about the self, the universe, the divine, and everything else, one must TRANSCEND - or go beyond -

• everyday human experience in the physical world

• the boundaries of Toms River

• the point of no return

• the limits of Fantasia

The Father of American Transcendentalism is...

• Henry David Thoreau

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• David Lee Roth

• Alfred E Neuman