Romantic period authors and practitioners:

Valued intuition and feelings over logic

This was true of Edgar Allen Poe:

He had a wife who died young of tuberculosis

What are the central themes of Transcendentalism?

Nature, insight, and the goodness of humanity

What role does nature play in Little Women?

serves as a source of inspiration, solace, and moral guidance

Which poem was written by Emily Dickinson?

"Because I could not stop for Death"

In "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne makes use of these Gothic Techniques:

Guilt, Fear, Emotional Distress

What does Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasize in his essay Self-Reliance?

The importance of intuition and individuality

In "The Black Cat", Poe makes use of these Gothic techniques:

Doppelganger, Supernatural, Revenge

This was true of Emily Dickinson:

She became increasingly isolated, rarely leaving her home

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1
Irving is especially known for using _____ as a backdrop for his stories (a Romanticism trait).
Autobiographies
Folk Tales
Classics
Histories
2
Who pioneered the transcendentalist movement?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Washington Irving
Louisa May Alcott
Walt Whitman
3
Which of these is a key feature of Gothic literature?
Emotion over logic
Optimism and self-reliance
Dark and mysterious settings
Celebration of nature
4
When Romantics saw the Individual, they saw ____ while Gothics saw ____.
Love; Hate
Hope; Potential for Evil
The Common Man; A Hero
Fear; Supernatural
5
Romantic period authors and practitioners:
Valued faith and logic over feelings
Valued God over logic
Valued science and logic over faith
Valued intuition and feelings over logic
6
Who was the romantic author that wrote poems which were not published until after their death?
Walt Whitman
Washington Irving
Emily Dickinson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
7
This was true of Edgar Allen Poe:
He submitted his opus to Emerson
He became increasingly isolated, rarely leaving his home
He attended college with Harriet Beecher Stowe and Franklin Pierce
He had a wife who died young of tuberculosis
8
Which book did Washington Irving write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Raven
Rip Van Winkle
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
9
What genre did Edgar Allen Poe write?
Mystery
Romantic
Comedy
Gothic
10
What are the central themes of Transcendentalism?
Humanity is inherently bad, connection with God through solitude
Science will lead to humanity's salvation
Community, success through material things
Nature, insight, and the goodness of humanity
11
Who is the main character in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Bilbo Baggins
Leonor
Ichabod
Hooper
12
Romantic heroes tend to be:
Warrior archetypes
All of the above
Common men
Supernatural beings
13
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lousia May Alcott
Henry David Thoreau
Washington Irving
14
What role does nature play in Little Women?
serves as a source of inspiration, solace, and moral guidance
Nature brings out the literary device of imagery in this book
Nature gives the characters a break from the harsh world they're living in
Allows characters to express their true selves while alone in God's beauty
15
Which poem was written by Emily Dickinson?
"The Raven
"Because I could not stop for Death"
"Song of Myself"
"Old Ironsides"
16
What themes did Little Women demonstrate?
All of the above
Individualism
Connecting with nature
Self-reliance
17
Which sister in the March family believes she can become successful through her writing?
Jo
Amy
Beth
Meg
18
What did Walt Whitman call his collection of poems?
Leaves of grass
Sound of the Ocean
The Reaching Peaks of Mountains
Rivers and Rolling Hills
19
Considered a Gothic "mascot":
The Minister's veil
Gargoyles on Gothic cathedrals
Snape
Poe's black cat Pluto
20
In "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne makes use of these Gothic Techniques:
Dreams, Atmosphere, Somnambulism
Doppelganger, Supernatural, Revenge
Damsel in Distress, Curses, Exorcism
Guilt, Fear, Emotional Distress
21
Who is the transcendentalist author who stayed in the woods for 2 years in a cabin?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allen Poe
Johnjohn Coseus
Henry David Thoreau
22
What does Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasize in his essay Self-Reliance?
The importance of intuition and individuality
Conformity
The power of technology
Dependence on others
23
Who are the four sisters in Little Women?
Megan, Josephine, Bethany, Amelia
Jane, Elizabeth, Catherine, May
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
Catherine, Meg, Jane, Elizabeth
24
Which are characteristics of Romanticism?
Individuality and Nature
Idealism and Inspiration
All of the above
Imagination and Intuition
25
In "The Black Cat", Poe makes use of these Gothic techniques:
Doppelganger, Supernatural, Revenge
Guilt, Fear, Emotional Distress
Damsel in Distress, Curses, Exorcism
Dreams, Atmospher, Somnambulism
26
Who is the author of Little Women?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walt Whitman
Louisa May Alcott
Washington Irving
27
What literary device is Edgar Allen Poe most famous for using?
Irony
Humor
Imagery
Allegory
28
This was true of Emily Dickinson:
She became increasingly isolated, rarely leaving her home
She attended college with Harriet Beecher Stowe and Franklin Pierce
She submitted her opus to Emerson
She had a fiance who died tragically, causing her to stop writing
29
Emily Dickinson uses these techniques in her poetry:
Slant rhyme and long stanzas
Unnamed poems and slant rhyme
Free verse and dashes
Dashes and long stanzas
30
What is the name of the oldest sister in the March family?
Meg
Beth
Jo
Amy

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