Final Exam Study Guide

What are the core values of Transcendentalism?

• Be yourself

• Live life to the fullest

• Have a relationship with God

• Nature is sacred

• Live simply

What does it mean to live simply according to Transcendentalists?

• Having fewer possessions

• Keeping a busy schedule

• Owning many things

• Being distracted by material possessions

What are the characteristics of American Romantic Literature?

• Imagination and escapism

• Individuality

• Nature as a source of spirituality

• Looking to the past for wisdom

• The common man as a hero

Who is known as the Father of American Literature?

• Washington Irving

• James Fenimore Cooper

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

What inspired Cormack McCarthy to write?

• Classic literature

• Philosophy

• Religion

• Violence

• The human condition

What is the setting of The Road?

• A post-apocalyptic world

• A bustling city

• A peaceful countryside

• A historical period

What does the character of The Boy represent in The Road?

• Hope and goodness

• Despair and hopelessness

• Survival instincts

• Moral ambiguity

What is the main theme of The Road?

• Survival

• Hope

• Despair

• Human connection

What is the story about in the burned, destroyed America?

• A father and son traveling south

• A family escaping civilization

• A boy finding a new family

• A story of love and hope

What does the term 'Dramatic Irony' refer to?

• Actions whose significance is known to the audience

• Tense moments in the play

• The spoken word between characters

• The movements of the actors on stage