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Transcendentalism
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Introduction to this new unit. Background information and important concepts/themes.
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1
Where can you find Transcendentalist thoughts in the modern world? (More than 1)
Television Shows
Music
Books
Movies
2
What were the two major social movements of this time period?
Racism and Poverty
Nothing, it was a calm period in history.
War and Peace
Feminism and Abolitionism
3
Which statement about Thoreau is true?
He refused to pay his poll tax and spent a night in jail.
He lived in nature with his wife and two sons.
He wrote Self-Reliance, an essay that resonates today.
He chained himself to a tree to stop it from being cut down.
4
What major technological breakthroughs occurred during this time period?
Steamboats, Railroads and Telegraphs
Steamboat, Cars, Cell phones
ipods, Wireless mouse, Hover Cars
Bow and Arrow, Musket and Toilet Paper
5
Emerson believes that people should depend on God for guidance.
False
True
6
What were these authors rebelling against?
Indians, God and Industrialization
God, Nature and Rational Thought
Social Conformity, Big Government and Industrialization
Taxes, Land Ownership and Telegraphs
7
What are possibly the two most important things to a Transcendentalist?
Nature and Nature
Nature and Church
Nature and Individual Thought
Nature and Food
8
McCandless, from Into the Wild, is a/an:
spoiled brat
idiot
atheist
non-conformist
9
Which Transcendentalists will we study?
Bert and Ernie
Fuller and Scott
Poe and Longfellow
Emerson and Thoreau
10
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
The idea that communing with nature is how to talk to God.
The idea that industrialization is important to the economy.
The idea that writing manifestos will make people love God.
The idea that it was God's will for Americans to move west.
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Why did Americans want to expand territories West? (choose the BEST answer)
Hunt buffalo, industrialize and get away from immigrants
Adventure, land and economic freedom
They were Transcendentalists who wanted to live naturally.
Gold, resources and to meet Indians
12
Which belief is NOT in line with Thoreau's thinking?
Civil Law is above Moral Law.
Man is one with God and Nature.
It is okay to break the law if it is wrong.
Simplicity.
13
Which is a theme of Transcendentalist thought?
Conformity is important.
Individualism is important.
Nature is the center of all thought.
God must be worshiped in a church.
14
What did Transcendentalists want to do?
Compete with British literary figures.
Create a unique American voice.
Take over the world, one tree at a time.
Start their own college.
15
There is a connection between Man, Nature and God. This is a pillar of Transcendental thinking
False
True
16
What major war was going on during this time period?
War of 1812
Gulf War
Civil War
Revolutionary War
17
Which statement below does NOT describe Emerson's beliefs?
People need to compromise their moral values to conform.
People need to be independent thinkers.
People should not conform to society.
People need to follow their on paths.
18
What is the time period for the Transcendentalism literary movement?
1830-1860
1800-1900
1600-1700
1700-1760
19
Transcendentalists felt that learning should encourage:
Memorization
Recitation
Individual Thinking
Being Outdoors
20
Transcendentalism emphasizes individual intuition as a central message of understanding reality
False
True
