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WorksheetsAmerican Romanticism REVIEW
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Mrs. Poff's favorite animal?
a)
seahorse
b)
turtle
c)
owl
d)
unicorn
2.
What did the Romantics prefer?
a)
countryside
b)
industrial towns
3.
What is typical of the Romanticism?
a)
Stress on individual thoughts and personal feelings
b)
Stress on universal thoughts and ideas
4.
This era focused mostly on
a)
politics
b)
feelings
c)
religion
d)
education
5.
The most important genre of literature to Romantics is
a)
sermons
b)
brochures
c)
poetry
d)
novels
6.
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?
a)
imagination
b)
innocence
c)
reason
d)
intuition
7.
Romanticism viewed civilization as ...
a)
Pure
b)
Artificial
c)
Unspoiled
d)
Perfect
8.
Nature is viewed as a path to what type of development?
a)
Spiritual
b)
Professional
c)
Physical
d)
Evil
9.
Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?
a)
Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
b)
Use of irony
c)
Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
d)
All of the above are essential elements
10.
Romanticism developed in part as a reaction against ____________________.
a)
Puritanism
b)
American Gothic Literature
c)
Rationalism
d)
European traditions
11.
Which of the following best describes the romantic view of nature?
a)
Nature is full of deception and the unknown. Nature is the source of evil.
b)
Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be see in nature.
c)
Science and reason are higher than nature and should be given more attention and respect.
d)
Nature reveals all of the negative qualities of mankind, so we must avoid it and embrace forward progress.
12.
Transcendentalism is...
a)
fiction using desolate and remote settings with violent events
b)
an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom and individuality
c)
philosophy which holds that basic truths can be reached through intuition better than reason
d)
authors representing events and social conditions as they really are with no idealization
13.
The Romantics believed that people could improve their world-view by …
a)
focusing on the problems and working for a solution
b)
focusing on meditation and yoga
c)
focusing on beauty, emotion and imagination as a means of escape
d)
focusing on getting the right people elected to make change
14.
Which of these is an important theme in American Romanticism?
a)
Emotions
b)
Rationality
c)
Science
d)
Industrialization
15.
The American Romantics value which of these traits?
a)
Extroversion
b)
Narcissism
c)
Individualism
d)
Introversion
16.
What did romanticism show deep interest in?
a)
Nature and thoughts/feelings of a person
b)
Art and ideas/creation of a person
c)
Animals and what they thought/did
d)
Plants and what they do/make
17.
Because of the focus on individualism, Romantic era politics often focused on ideas such as women's rights and abolitionism.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Romantic movement led to a great deal of social reform, including abolition of child labor.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What does "romanticize" mean?
a)
act in a loving manner
b)
create a realistic image
c)
focus on the positive aspects
d)
change the meaning of something completely
20.
You should be nice to your teachers.
a)
true
b)
false
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