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WorksheetsAmerican Romanticism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What time period is approximately the time of the American Romantic Era?
1800 - 1860
1700 - 1750
1850 - 1900
1640 - 1690
Washington Irving wrote...
"Walden"
"Self Reliance"
"Civil Disobedience"
"Rip Van Winkle"
Where did American Romantics believe that you could find God?
Nature
Church
Inside yourself
In books
How do the events in the U.S. between 1800 and 1860? influence the lives of Americans?
They moved to Hawaii.
They bought lots of land to cultivate.
Many give up their homes and move west in search of land, gold or silver.
People wanted to look for new jobs.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the American Romantic Hero?
Likes to live in the city.
Is innocent and pure of purpose
Fights for his country.
Travels to many countries and enjoys vacation.
American Romanticism refers to romantic love.
True
False
Romantics value industry over nature.
True
False
Romantics value education over intuition.
True
False
All of the following are traits of the American Romantic Hero EXCEPT
Youthful
Innocent
Obedient
Reflective
James Fenimore Cooper created the American Romantic hero named
Indiana Jones
Father Hooper
Natty Bumpo
Daniel Day-Lewis
The Fireside Poets got their name by
Performing their poems around campfires.
Having their poems read around the fireplace.
Depicting fire and brimstone imagery in their poems.
Dropping rhymes that were straight fire.
Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths
true
false
Romantics believed that youthful _________ is better than educated sophistication
beauty
innocence
ignorance
energy
What did the Romantics value more?
City Life
Life in Nature
What did the Romantics value more?
Well-read, educated, sophistication
Youthful, Innocent, Intuitive
All of the following are characteristic of American Romanticism EXCEPT:
places faith in inner experience
focuses only on reason and logic
encourages individual freedom
contemplates nature's beauty as a path to development
Causes that sparked the American Romantic Era
Westward Expansion
Industrial Revolution
Growth of population in cities
All of these are causes
Romanticism is...
desolate, full of remote settings, and violent.
an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom, imagination, and individuality.
a philosophy that says truth is reached through intuition over reason.
events and social conditions presented as they really are, with no idealization.
The romantic perspective was brought about largely by...
the Revolutionary War
dissatisfaction with city life
the emergence of science
