Which of the following best describes the Romantic view of nature?

Nature is majestic, symbolic, and divine.

What is typical of Romanticism?

Stress on individual thoughts and personal feelings

What Enlightenment values did Romantics disagree with?

technological advancement and urbanisation

Poets of the Romantic epoch did not care much for:

logical, lengthy problem analysis

The Romantics believed that people could improve their lives by:

focusing on beauty, emotion and imagination as a means of escape

Romanticism was a reaction against:

industrial Revolution and Enlightenment

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1
In British literature, the Romantic era engaged peoples'
educational backgrounds
personal feelings
religious beliefs
political opinions
2
Which of the following best describes the Romantic view of nature?
Nature is majestic, symbolic, and divine.
Science and reason can overcome the natural world to decide man's fate.
Evolution necessitates the destruction of nature, and eventually of mankind
Nature is deceiving, unknown, and evil.
3
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?
intuition
imagination
reason
innocence
4
What is typical of Romanticism?
Stress on individual thoughts and personal feelings
All of the above
Reason
Stress on universal thoughts and ideas
5
Often, Romantic artists believed one needed to explore ideas through ___________________
novels
deep contemplation
history
imagination
6
English Romanticism developed in part as a reaction against
European traditions
American Gothic Literature
Rationalism
Puritanism
7
The most important genre of literature to Romantic era writers was:
poetry
prose
novels
short stories
8
Wrote romances, but not a Romantic poet:
John Keats
William Wordsworth
William Blake
William Shakespeare
9
Approximately when did the English Romantic literary movement take place?
1570-1650
1870-1950
1770-1850
1670-1750
10
What Enlightenment values did Romantics disagree with?
increasing the size of the family unit
rising opportunities for women
technological advancement and urbanisation
cultural movements favoring public song and dance
11
Poets of the Romantic epoch did not care much for:
feelings and intuition
logical, lengthy problem analysis
wild nature
imagination
12
What did the Romantics prefer?
the countryside
industrial towns
travel opportunities
wealth and power
13
The Romantics believed that people could improve their lives by:
focusing on getting the right people elected to make change
focusing on meditation and yoga
focusing on the problems and working for a solution
focusing on beauty, emotion and imagination as a means of escape
14
Romanticism viewed civilization as ...
Perfect
Unspoiled
Artificial
Pure
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Romanticism was a reaction against:
industrial Revolution and Enlightenment
A burgeoning middle class
New tariffs on farm goods
the nobility of old Europe

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