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Intro to Romanticism and Transcendentalism

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1
In what year did Romanticism and Transcendentalism take place?
1700s
2000s
1900s
1800s
2
What genre of writing was most prominent during the Romantic period?
plays
poetry
autobiographies
the novel
3
Improvements in the production and distribution of books meant that...
The cost of books decreased
All of the above
Some authors worried about the overproduction of literature
More reading material was available to more people
4
American romanticism was a reaction to. . .
The Industrial Revolution
The Revolutionary War
Civil Rights Movement
Transcendentalism
5
Transcendentalism originated in...
France
Great Britain
The United States
Spain
6
A core belief of Transcendentalism is...
Deep down everyone is truly evil.
An inherent goodness of both people and nature.
Science is the future of the world.
Poetry makes you smarter and brings you closer to God.
7
All of the following are characteristics of Romanticism EXCEPT...
Rejection of order, calm, harmony,balance, and rationality.
–.Disdain or distrust with civilization or authority
A desire to live near nature rather than in cities.
Desire for romantic gestures like flowers & chocolate.
8
Transcendentalists believe that people are born good, and it is society that corrupts them.
False
True
9
What movement came right before Romanticism?
The Age of Enlightenment
Surrealism
Realism
Modernism
10
Who led the Transcendentalist movement?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Shakespeare
Henry David Thoreau
Martin Luther King Jr