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Exploring Emerson and Thoreau

Authored by James Gorham

English

10th Grade

Exploring Emerson and Thoreau
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered the central figure of the American Transcendentalist movement?

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Walt Whitman

Edgar Allan Poe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which essay by Henry David Thoreau advocates for individual resistance to civil government?

"Nature"

"Self-Reliance"

"Civil Disobedience"

"The American Scholar"

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Transcendentalism is most closely associated with which century?

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes a core belief of Transcendentalism?

The importance of strict religious doctrine

The inherent goodness of people and nature

The superiority of urban life

The necessity of government control

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of how Thoreau put Transcendentalist beliefs into practice?

He became a politician

He lived alone at Walden Pond

He wrote detective novels

He traveled to Europe

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a person believes in the value of self-reliance and intuition over conformity, which Transcendentalist writer’s philosophy are they most closely following?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

Emily Dickinson

Herman Melville

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the Transcendentalist idea of the "Oversoul"?

A person memorizing historical facts

A group of people meditating in nature and feeling spiritually connected

A scientist conducting a laboratory experiment

A student following strict classroom rules

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