Exploring Transcendentalism Vocabulary

Which literary movement emphasizes the inherent goodness of people and nature, and the belief that society and its institutions corrupt the purity of the individual?

• Romanticism

• Transcendentalism

• Realism

• Modernism

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What term describes the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning?

• Logic

• Intuition

• Analysis

• Deduction

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which concept, advocated by Ralph Waldo Emerson, emphasizes the importance of relying on one's own thoughts and ideas?

• Conformity

• Self Reliance

• Egotism

• Temperance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Who wrote the essay "Civil Disobedience," which argues for the individual's duty to resist unjust government actions?

• Walt Whitman

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word describes a state of peace and calmness?

• Exhilaration

• Tranquil

• Transparent

• Sublime

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What term refers to an excessive focus on oneself and one's own importance?

• Egotism

• Altruism

• Humility

• Modesty

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms?

• Independence

• Conformity

• Rebellion

• Innovation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word means to rise above or go beyond the limits of something?

• Descend

• Transcend

• Conform

• Subside

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What term is used to describe something of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe?

• Mundane

• Ordinary

• Sublime

• Common

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word describes something that is easy to perceive or detect?

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Obscure

• Hidden

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4