Emerson believes that people who achieve greatness tend to live

In the world according to their own rules

In the world according to society's rules

Long enough for society to come to understand them

Emerson criticizes humans'

Inability to listen to the past

Writing down of personal opinions

In 'Self-Reliance,' Emerson states, 'No kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.' What is the point of the comparison Emerson makes between the kernel of corn and human effort?

You must work hard to grow corn just as you must work hard to achieve your potential.

People cannot survive without food, so we must all work very hard.

As corn grows slowly, so it takes a long time for people to reach their potential.

A kernel of corn is small and hard to see, and similarly, our potential is often hidden and hard to see.

In “Self-Reliance,” what is the meaning of “Trust thyself: Every heart vibrates to that iron string”?

If you trust yourself, your mind, body, and conscience will be strong.

If you trust yourself, you will come up against a steel wall.

If you trust yourself, you will be broken as easily as a string.

Trust yourself, and you will become a musician.

In "Nature," which of the following best describes Emerson's attitude toward society?

He values nature highly and has some contempt for society.

He believes that society always has humanity's best interests at heart.

He thinks that societies are becoming increasingly civilized.

He hopes that nature will someday destroy all societies.

Emerson's purpose in "Nature" is to

Describe a profound way of seeing nature

Explain and analyze how nature works

Express his doubt in the society of his time

Argue that everyone should leave the cities and live in nature

Why does Emerson believe that "few adult persons can see nature"?

Emerson believes that as people age they stop having an emotional connection with nature the way children do. Adults only connect through their senses, not their feelings.

Emerson believes most people are colorblind by the time they reach adulthood.

Emerson believes most adults are blind to nature because they are too concerned with work and money to even notice their surroundings.

Emerson believes adults have the ability to adjust their inward and outward senses.

Which of the following contains an example of personification?

"the stars...every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile."

"Most persons do not see the sun."

"In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no calamity..."

"Almost I fear to think how glad I am."

In "Nature," Emerson supports which main idea in describing the waving of the boughs in the storm?

There is a mutual respect between humans and the fields and woods.

A woodcutter's stick of timber is different from the poet's tree.

He is nothing. He sees all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through him.

The rays of the stars that separate humans from vulgar things.

Which of the following lines from “Nature” contains an example of imagery?

“Standing on the bare ground—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space—all mean egotism vanishes.”

“The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are always inaccessible..."

“Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.”

“To be brothers, to be acquaintances—master or servant, is then a trifle and a disturbance.”

Thoreau says he wants to live at Walden because he

Desires to live life more fully

Wants to withdraw from life and prove that he can make it on his own

Wants to prove that he does not need other people

Dislikes people and wants to get away from them

When Thoreau uses the metaphor “I wanted to live deep and suck the marrow of life,” he means that he

Wants to get the most from life that he possibly can

Wants to dive into the ocean and explore caves

Needs to live deliberately and pull ahead of his neighbors

With which of the following statements would Thoreau most likely agree?

Most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do.

Most people’s lives are too simple.

The chief purpose of everyone’s life should be to glorify God.

People need to learn to compromise to get along.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following metaphor: “We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us”?

d. People are controlled by what they create rather than controlling their creations.

a. People are primitive and need technology to succeed.

b. Life is uncertain; therefore, we must toil to support ourselves.

c. In order to communicate with nature, we must become self-reliant.

When Thoreau says, “I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another,” he means that physical closeness

Does not guarantee intellectual or spiritual closeness

Is all that people can really hope for

Can feel the same as intellectual or spiritual closeness

Thoreau decided to leave Walden Pond because he

Felt that is was time to do other things with his life and beat a new path

Had grown lonely and really missed all his material possessions

Did not find what he had hoped to find there and really missed his friends and family

Knew that he would never truly feel at home there

Which of the following statements includes a metaphor?

"I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world..."

"The life in us is like the water in the river."

"Our life is like a German Confederacy, made up of petty states..."

"An honest man hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest."

Which of the following generalization best summarizes Thoreau's opinions about life?

Solitude is tedious and boring.

Intelligent people need many friends.

Only reading can stimulate the mind.

What is one of Thoreau's main ideas in Walden?

Most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do.

Most people's lives are too simple.

The chief purpose of everyone's life should be to glorify God.

People need to learn to compromise to get along.

An emotional appeal is a persuasive technique consisting of

Arguments that include language and anecdotes that arouse strong feelings

Facts, examples, and well-reasoned arguments

Arguments based on accepted values or moral standards

Strong arguments made directly to the readers

An ethical appeal is a persuasive technique consisting of

Arguments based on accepted values or moral standards

Facts, examples, and well-reasoned arguments

Arguments that include language and anecdotes that arouse strong feelings

Strong arguments made directly to the readers

Thoreau's primary purpose in this essay is to persuade people to

Follow their individual conscience

Call for an immediate end to the government

Devote themselves to eliminating all wars

What did Thoreau believe about the people who refused to fight in the war with Mexico?

They are supporting the war if they are paying taxes.

They are all successfully resisting the government.

They should devote themselves to the eradication of slavery.

They should pay someone to fight in their place.

When Thoreau was released after spending the night in jail—

He saw that people would not do the right thing if it meant taking risks

He saw that great changes had taken place in the outside world

He realized he could always trust his neighbors to do the right thing

The rest of the townspeople refused to have anything to do with him

Thoreau suggests that slavery could be abolished in America by—

One honest man refusing to support slavery and going to jail for it

Slaves rebelling against their masters all throughout the country

A group of honest men stepping in and abolishing slavery

A compromise reached between the government and slaveholders

According to Thoreau, if people believe a law is unjust, they should

Disobey the law and be willing to pay the penalty

Not deal with the government at all

Take violent action against the government and its representatives

In which of the following lines does Thoreau use an emotional appeal?

'The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies... Such command no more respect than men of straw or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs.'

'A majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule, is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the minority, but because they are physically the strongest.'

'A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority.'

'The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual. Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man?'

According to Gandhi, what are the two ways of conquering injustice?

c. Smashing in the head of a lawbreaker and getting the police to arrest the person

What does Gandhi mean when he writes, "No clapping is possible without two hands to do it"?

You cannot have a government if the people refuse to be ruled by it.

It takes more than one person to govern a country fairly

You cannot accomplish anything without the help of many people.

If at first you don't succeed, try again.

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30 sec • 1 pt

The philosophy of transcendentalism was based on the belief that inspiring forms of _____ exist beyond reason and experience.

Curiosity

Truth

Joy

Entertainment

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thoreau is said 'to have lived what ____________ preached.'

Jesus

Gandhi

Emerson

Martin Luther King Jr.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Transcendentalists gave America the first philosophy that captured the unique American view of man's

Existence and purpose for being

Place in the political world

Economic obligations to the government

Reason for wanting to succeed financially

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Transcendentalist movement inspired such modern day activists as

Martin Luther King Jr.

Gandhi

Caesar Chavez

All of the above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person?

God

Nature

One's individuality

One's reputation among the people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emerson says that we should trust ________________.

Ourselves

Books

Opinion

Consistency

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CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emerson says that great people are often ________________.

Foolish

Misunderstood

Consistent

Dishonest

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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Transcendentalism Test

The philosophy of transcendentalism was based on the belief that inspiring forms of _____ exist beyond reason and experience.

Thoreau is said 'to have lived what ____________ preached.'

Transcendentalists gave America the first philosophy that captured the unique American view of man's

The Transcendentalist movement inspired such modern day activists as

According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person?

Emerson says that we should trust ________________.

Emerson says that great people are often ________________.

Emerson believes that people who achieve greatness tend to live

Emerson criticizes humans'

According to Emerson, society encourages all of the following except

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