WorksheetsRomanticism and Renaissance Background
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Transcendentalism is best defined as
believes that every individual can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition, which transcends reason and physical experience.
wanting to replace conventional realism with the full expression of the unconscious mind
ridiculing shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change
a revolt against rationalism that affected literature and the other arts
All of the following are Romanticism characteristics except:
Finds inspiration in myth, legend, and folk culture.
Looks backward to the wisdom of the past and distrusts progress.
used writing to explore their inner and outer lives for signs of the workings of God.
Champions individual freedom and the worth of the individual.
The Romanticism movement lasted from
1750-1800
1800-1860
1820-1850
1840-1860
The Romantic journey is characterized by
surrounding oneself with manufacturing and progress.
traveling across the ocean to unknown places.
going into the largest city.
going to the countryside.
Valuing logic, planning, and cultivation best describes the belief of what movement?
Rationalism
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Dark Romanticism
Americans broke away from the typical European tradition of writing by writing about
the civil war.
the grim city of New York.
the open frontier.
the travels of people coming to this new land.
The American Romantic Hero is characterized by all of the following except:
is young, or possess youthful qualities.
is innocent and pure of purpose.
has a sense of honor based not on society's rules but on higher principles.
avoids nature and loves town life.
Thee Lyceum movement refers to
the development of high schools
the formation of a writers' union
an organization that promoted lectures and museums.
an organization that promoted utopian beliefs
Transcendentalists believed that
nature reveals spiritual truth
the dark ideas of human nature must be acknowledged
neither a nor b
both a and b
Dark Romantics used this literary device as a constant technique in their writing.
Symbolism
Personification
Hyperbole
Irony
Dark Romantics are characterized by all of the following except:
explored the conflict between good and evil.
valued science and logic to support the exploration of the mind.
examined madness and derangement in the human psyche.
the psychological effects of guilt and sin.
Which literary movement have you found most interesting so far?
Puritan Writing
Rationalist movement
Romanticism
Dark Romanticism
Transcendentalism
