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Bright Romanticism Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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1.

In the entire reading of "Nature," Emerson chooses words that appear to lift nature onto a pedestal, to show how great nature is in comparison to man and society. Select all of the words which Emerson uses to create this effect:

a)

sublime

b)

retire

c)

reverence

d)

wisdom

2.

In paragraph 3 of "Nature,", what line means that no one truly has sole possession of the landscape?

a)

It is this which distinguishes the stick of timber of the woodcutter, from the tree of the poet.

b)

But none of them owns the landscape.

c)

We mean the integrity of impression made by manifold natural objects.

d)

none of these

3.

In paragraph 3 of "Nature,", a central idea could be that, when out in nature, there are so many different components to take note of. Which answer choice acts as supporting detail for this central idea?

a)

When we speak of nature in this manner, we have a distinct but most poetical sense in the mind.

b)

We mean the integrity of impression made by manifold natural objects.

c)

The charming landscape which I saw this morning, is indubitably made up of some twenty or thirty farms.

d)

There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet.

4.

One central idea of the 4th paragraph of "Nature" could be that nature is a spiritual experience. What lines support this? Choose all that apply.

a)

the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me

b)

I am part or particle of God.

c)

There I feel that nothing can befall me in life,--no disgrace, no calamity.

d)

In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue.

5.

Emerson writes in the 4th paragraph of "Nature" that nature is truly appreciated by ____________, but hardly noticed by _____________.

a)

adults, children

b)

children, adults

c)

children, children

d)

adults, adults

6.

In the 5th paragraph of "Nature", Emerson writes: "I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me, and I to them." This suggests a symbiotic relationship between man and nature, or in this case, man and _________.

a)

thought

b)

occult

c)

vegetable

d)

all of these

7.

In the last paragraph of "Nature,", what lines act as supporting details for the central idea that man and his relationship with nature is harmonious?

a)

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

b)

To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it. Then, there is a kind of contempt of the landscape felt by him who has just lost by death a dear friend.

c)

The sky is less grand as it shuts down over less worth in the population.

d)

It is necessary to use these pleasures with great temperance.

8.

In paragraph 1 of "Nature," which of the following lines is the best example of the stars being at least on par with man or even better than man?

a)

To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.

b)

But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.

c)

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

d)

I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.

9.

Which word in the second paragraph of "Nature" refers to a deep respect for the stars?

a)

reverence

b)

extort

c)

influence

d)

wise

10.

In the third paragraph of "Nature," which two of the following four lines refer to the subjective experience of nature, like a poet with his poems?

a)

It is this which distinguishes the stick of timber of the woodcutter, from the tree of the poet.

b)

Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond.

c)

There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet.

d)

This is the best part of these men's farms, yet to this their warranty-deeds give no title.

11.

In the beginning of the fourth paragraph of "Nature," who alone can truly see nature?

a)

seniors

b)

teenagers

c)

adults

d)

children

12.

In paragraph four of "Nature", which of the following lines do not support the transcendental idea of one's connection with God? Choose all that apply.

a)

I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages

b)

the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me

c)

I am glad to the brink of fear.

d)

I am part or particle of God

13.

Taken from "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


"Life is real! Life is earnest!

And the grave is not its goal;

Dust thou art, to dust returnest,

Was not spoken of the soul."


As we talked about in class, these lines mean that life is meant to be _____________ to the fullest.

a)

slept

b)

lived

c)

talked about

d)

drawn

14.

Taken from "Psalm of Life", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


In the second stanza, two lines read:

"But to act, that each to-morrow

Find us farther than to-day,"


As we talked about in class, these two lines mean:

a)

It is important to fly first class to find yourself farther than today.

b)

It is not important to focus on the development of your life.

c)

It is important to focus on the development of your life.

d)

all of these.

15.

Taken from "Psalm of Life", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


"And our hearts, though stout and brave,

Still, like muffled drums, are beating

Funeral marches to the grave."


This is an example of which kind of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

16.

Taken from "Psalm of Life", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


The third stanza reads:


"In the world's broad field of battle,

In the bivouac of Life,

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!

Be a hero in the strife!"


Here we have two forms of figurative language. In order, they are:

a)

simile, personification

b)

personification, simile

c)

simile, metaphor

d)

metaphor, simile

17.

Taken from "Auspex" by James Russell Lowell


In the first stanza, the final words in each line are:


it

it

go

it

linnet

snow


What is the rhyme scheme?

a)

AABAAB

b)

BAABAA

c)

CBACBA

d)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP

18.

Taken from "Auspex" by James Russell Lowell.


In the third and final stanza, there's a line that reads:

"Like birds, the brown leaves hover;"


How can you turn this into a metaphor?

a)

The brown leaves are birds that hover.

b)

The brown leaves are like birds that hover.

c)

The birds are like brown leaves that hover.

d)

Leaves and birds. Can't live with them; can't live without them.

19.

Taken from "Auspex" by James Russell Lowell.


In the second stanza, the final words are, in order:


only

stronger

sings

lonely

longer

wings


What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

a)

BBCBBC

b)

ABCABC

c)

CBACBA

d)

Alphabet soup

20.

Taken from "Auspex", by James Russell Lowell.


The final stanza begins:


"A moment, sweet delusion,

Like birds the brown leaves hover;"


In this context, Lowell mistakenly believes that _____________ are in the tree.

a)

leaves

b)

birds

c)

branches

d)

all of the above