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American Romanticism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What time period is approximately the time of the American Romantic Era?

a)

1800 - 1860

b)

1700 - 1750

c)

1850 - 1900

d)

1640 - 1690

2.

Washington Irving wrote...

a)

"Walden"

b)

"Self Reliance"

c)

"Civil Disobedience"

d)

"Rip Van Winkle"

3.

Where did American Romantics believe that you could find God?

a)

Nature

b)

Church

c)

Inside yourself

d)

In books

4.
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?
a)
imagination
b)
innocence
c)
reason
d)
intuition
5.

How do the events in the U.S. between 1800 and 1860? influence the lives of Americans?

a)

They moved to Hawaii.

b)

They bought lots of land to cultivate.

c)

Many give up their homes and move west in search of land, gold or silver.

d)

People wanted to look for new jobs.

6.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the American Romantic Hero?

a)

Likes to live in the city.

b)

Is innocent and pure of purpose

c)

Fights for his country.

d)

Travels to many countries and enjoys vacation.

7.

American Romanticism refers to romantic love.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Romantics value industry over nature.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Romantics value education over intuition.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

All of the following are traits of the American Romantic Hero EXCEPT

a)

Youthful

b)

Innocent

c)

Obedient

d)

Reflective

11.

James Fenimore Cooper created the American Romantic hero named

a)

Indiana Jones

b)

Father Hooper

c)

Natty Bumpo

d)

Daniel Day-Lewis

12.

The Fireside Poets got their name by

a)

Performing their poems around campfires.

b)

Having their poems read around the fireplace.

c)

Depicting fire and brimstone imagery in their poems.

d)

Dropping rhymes that were straight fire.

13.

Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Romantics believed that youthful _________ is better than educated sophistication

a)

beauty

b)

innocence

c)

ignorance

d)

energy

15.

What did the Romantics value more?

a)

City Life

b)

Life in Nature

16.

What did the Romantics value more?

a)

Well-read, educated, sophistication

b)

Youthful, Innocent, Intuitive

17.

All of the following are characteristic of American Romanticism EXCEPT:

a)

places faith in inner experience

b)

focuses only on reason and logic

c)

encourages individual freedom

d)

contemplates nature's beauty as a path to development

18.

Causes that sparked the American Romantic Era

a)

Westward Expansion

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Growth of population in cities

d)

All of these are causes

19.

Romanticism is...

a)

desolate, full of remote settings, and violent.

b)

an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom, imagination, and individuality.

c)

a philosophy that says truth is reached through intuition over reason.

d)

events and social conditions presented as they really are, with no idealization.

20.

The romantic perspective was brought about largely by...

a)

the Revolutionary War

b)

dissatisfaction with city life

c)

the emergence of science