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WorksheetsIntroduction to Romanticism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Romanticism developed as a reaction to ....
French Revolution
Iluminism
Industrial Revolution
Poverty and oppression of workers
What were the French Revolution ideals?
Friendship, loyalty and courtship
Freedom, equality and brotherhood
Reason, science and women rights
Heroism, religion, fate
What was the Romantic writers' opinions on the French Revolution?
They condemned the Revolution.
They celebrated the Revolution's ideals.
They were in favor of the violent means used.
They didn't care about it.
The romantics had open ___ for the oppressed.
expression
emotion
sympathy
The Romantics revolted against order,_____, and traditionalism of the Age of Reason.
property
propriety
perspective
The Romantics wrote rich and emotional _____ works.
intense
accurate
detached
Its artists believed that logic & reason were most important.
True
False
Romanticism rejected the 18-th century style.
True
False
Its artists believed that imagination & naturalness were most important.
True
False
Romanticism praised innocence and youth above experience & wisdom.
True
False
Which two poets are credited with launching the Romantic poetry movement in England?
Wordsworth and Blake
Wordsworth and Coleridge
Keats and Shelley
Byron and Shelley
What was likely the reason that the Romantic poets focused on using everyday language in their writing?
They wanted their poetry to be shorter.
They weren't educated in formal language like their predecessors.
They wanted the everyday man to be able to read and enjoy their work.
They were afraid they wouldn't be able to sell their work if most people couldn't relate to it.
