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WorksheetsAmerican Renaissance Mid Unit Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
American Romanticism emphasized all of the following values except
imagination
intuition, gut feelings
nature
reason
In Moby-Dick, what is an important difference between Captain Ahab and his first mate, Starbuck?
Ahab enjoys nature; Starbuck is suspicious of it.
Ahab is pure-hearted; Starbuck is sinister.
Ahab is reasonable; Starbuck is passionate.
Ahab is obsessed; Starbuck is practical.
There's a poem by Emerson called "Each and All" that we didn't read. Given that the title mentions individual parts ("each") and the whole ("all"), what could you assume is the lesson from the poem?
when to accept someone else´s beliefs
not to separate parts from the whole
the reason seashells shine like pearls
how to earn a woman´s love
With which statement would Emerson ("Self-Reliance") most likely agree?
Objects of nature die, but civilization lasts forever.
A fulfilled person is one who has followed his or her conscience.
Society offers the best way to commune with the divine soul.
Humans should pay attention to the guilt within themselves.
Captain Ahab is obsessed with Moby Dick because __________.
he knows that many sailors are pursuing Moby Dick and he wants to get to him first
he believes capturing Moby Dick will make him wealthy
he wants revenge against Moby Dick for eating his leg
he understands how the other sailors despise Moby Dick
What is the mood at the end of "The Raven"?
compassion
hope
despair
anger
In Thoreau´s view, what would happen to people if they rejected conformity?
They would live more fully.
They would feel emotionally isolated
They would earn public respect.
They would recognize the value of cities.
In "The Birthmark," Georgiana represents __________.
evil and greed
the rewards of hard work
the price of madness
feminine perfection
Emerson and Thoreau would most likely agree that society _____________________.
prevents people from being free
encourages people to be unique
provides people with important opportunities
is the best place to gain an education
Which describes the impact of setting on mood in "The Raven"?
The natural beauty of the poem´s setting creates its uplifting mood.
The bright and busy setting creates a strong contrast with the poem´s sad mood.
The bleak setting helps create the poem´s melancholic mood.
The setting has no relation to the mood of the poem.
Unlike the Transcendentalists, the Dark Romantics __________.
believed in the innocence of all people
explored the darker sides of the human soul
denied the spiritual side of nature
revered reason over intuition or imagination
Georgiana is willing to risk her life to get rid of the mark in "The Birthmark" because __________.
she understands that it will lead her husband to his greatest scientific achievement
she wants to experience life as a beautiful woman rather than as an ugly one
she recognizes that the world will not accept her as she is
she knows that neither she nor her husband will have peace if the birthmark remains
In "Concord Hymn," another poem we did not read but that is about a memorial at the site of the Battle of Concord, why does the speaker appeal to time and nature?
to ask them to preserve the memorial
to question their presence in the world
to encourage readers to be buried nearby
to urge them to wash away anything man-made
The speaker in "The Raven" is tortured by __________.
the understanding that he has wasted his life in study
a talking bird
the realization that the raven has been sent by his greatest enemy
the idea that he will never see his beloved Lenore again
Thoreau moved to Walden Pond in order to __________.
live consciously
learn to farm
escape his enemies
contemplate sin
