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Basics of American Romanticism
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1
What did the Dark Romantics/Gothics focus on?
People who hated their parents
Ending slavery
The dark side of human nature
The beauty and goodness of nature
2
James Russell Lowell was a diplomat for the US to which two countries? (Trivia)
Spain and France
Brazil and the UK
The UK and Spain
The UK and France
3
Who is Old Scratch?
A wizard
A man with poison ivy
The Devil
Satan
4
Which actor stars in both The Crucible and The Last of the Mohicans?
Daniel Day Lewis
Daniel Dave Lewis
Daniel Night Lewis
John Proctor
5
Transcendentalism was
A movement that believed all humans are evil and need to be controlled.
A movement that emphasized the importance of conformity and nature.
A movement that celebrated transcendental yoga
A movement that celebrated the divine nature of the individual and nature
6
What was the name of Longfellow's wife? (Trivia)
Franny Appleton
Franny Applepie
Franny Applon
Franny Applesauce
7
Thoreau wanted to get ride of the government
False
True
8
Transcendentalism was an optimistic movement.
True
False
9
What is a vignette?
A brief scene or image
A type of rope
A long explanation
A style of dance
10
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 main groups of Romanticism?
Existentialists
Transcendentalists
Dark Romantics/Gothics
Fireside Poets
11
How does Emerson feel about the ownership of nature?
He thinks that it is wrong for men to attempt to own nature by owning land
He thinks that the only true owners of nature are poets
He thinks that people can enjoy nature but never truly possess it
He is jealous of men who can afford to own part of nature by owning land
12
What is the main idea in Emerson's
Self Reliance
?
Trust your family
Don't trust anyone
Trust yourself
Trust your society
13
Which of the following is not a transcendentalist?
Henry David Thoreau
John Steinbeck
Ralph Waldo Emerson
14
How many Fireside Poets are there?
3
5
4
6
15
What happened to the vase of water at the end of Dr. Heidegger's experiment?
Dr. Heidegger drank the rest of the water
It was hidden by Dr. Heidegger
It disappeared
It was knocked over and shattered
16
Who wrote The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls?
William Cullen Bryant
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
James Fenimore Cooper
17
In Emerson's view, Nature is:
A force of chaos
Unchanging and constant
A force of destruction
Something that changes constantly
18
Dr. Heidegger said that the Fountain of Youth was in:
Spain
Florida
Canada
California
19
Looking at the poem as a whole, what characteristic does "Old Ironsides" seem to represent for the speaker?
Danger
Strength
Spirit
Patriotism
20
What of the following is NOT part of the Universal Being or Oversoul?
God
Heaven
Mankind
Nature
21
What type of animal is with the devil at the end of the story?
Devil and Tom Walker
A crow
A raven
A black cat
A black horse
22
What is the main idea in The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls?
Nature doesn't care about humanity
Nature is constant and restores itself
The traveler doesn't notice the importance of nature
The traveler and nature are one
23
What did Poe do to escape his problems?
Ran away to a new town
Joined the military
Married his cousin
Became a famous author
24
Which group included elements of the supernatural in their writing?
Transcendentalists
Early Romantics
Fireside Poets
Dark Romantics/Gothics
25
Which characteristic of Dark Romantic literature is MOST present in Dr. Heidegger's experiment?
The occurrence of supernatural events
Use of imagination and dreams
A pessimistic view of human nature
An exploration of demonic and fantastic
26
What were the Romantics interested in?
Doing whatever you felt like
Nature, beauty, intuition
Being in love all the time
Money, profit, factories
27
Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans?
Oliver Wendell Holmes48
James Fenimore Cooper
Daniel-Day Lewis
Stephanie Meyers
28
What causes Romanticism to end?
The Civil War
World War II
World War I
The Industrial Revolution
29
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the American Hero?
Focused on the greater good
Selfless
Driven by external motivations
Individualist
30
Which of the following is NOT a Fireside poet?
William Cullen Bryant
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Henry David Thoreau
31
What is Aylmer’s internal motivation in
The Birthmark
?
Political success
A happy marriage
God-like control over life
Praise and recognition
32
Who is the father of the American Voice?
Washington Irving
Mark Twain
James Fenimore Cooper
John Whittier
33
What does Tom find in the woods when he goes to look for his wife?
A skull with a tomahawk in it
The devil's hair in his wife's apron
The devil
His wife's apron with a heart and liver inside
34
What is the meaning of The Devil and Tom Walker?
It’s dangerous to be wealthy
Money that buys happiness also buys grief
Rich people have dark secrets
Beware of ill-gotten gains
35
What is Poe's most famous work?
Annabel Lee
The Raven
The Devil and Tom Walker
The Birthmark
36
Why are Tom and his wife so unhappy?
The Devil and Tom Walker
They got in a fight about their kids
They work too much and are tired
They are greedy and have no children
They are greedy and argue about money
37
The Devil and Tom Walker was published in 1824 as part of which book?
The Lord of the Rings
Traveler of a Tale
Tales of a Traveler
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
38
Why did they call them the "Fireside Poets"?
The poems were always about fire
Families often recited the poems around a fire
They were too poor to heat their houses
They wrote poems around a fire
39
Henry David Thoreau was the teacher and Ralph Waldo Emerson was the student
False
True
40
Poe was very successful early on in his career.
False
True
41
Henry David Thoreau lived in a cabin in the woods for two years because...
he wanted to test out the ideas of Emerson
he was evicted from every home he ever lived in
he was exiled
he was taking care of a dying relative
42
When did Longfellow die? (Trivia)
January 30, 1965
December 1, 1859
March 24, 1882
June 12,1932
43
Why does Georgiana consent to Aylmer’s request in
The Birthmark
?
She is unhappy with her life
She thinks she looks ugly
She is afraid of him
She wants to please him
44
Why did the author write “Old Ironsides”?
To mourn the loss of the ship
To memorialize the ship
To show that he wanted the ship to sink
To show how he is against war
45
When did the American Romantic movement take place?
Between 1820 and 1865
Between 1800 and 1860ish
Between 1860 and 1895
Between 1780 and 1830
46
How did many of the Romantics feel about slavery?
Slavery wasn't happening during this time
The didn't really care
They supported it
They fought to end it
47
What event caused the author to write “The Cross of Snow?”
It was the first time he saw snow
A religious experience
The death of his daughter
The death of his wife
48
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?
nature
intuition
imagination
reason
49
Who wrote “The Cross of Snow”?
William Cullen Bryant
James Russell Lowell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
50
Who wrote Thanatopsis?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Russell Lowell
William Cullen Bryant
51
Which of the following is not a Gothic/Dark Romantic?
Flannery O'Connor
Edgar Allen Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry David Thoreau
52
Romantic valued _____ over reason.
Nature
Friends
Facts
Emotions
53
In the story, Tom and his wife are described as "miserly". What does this most likely mean?
Lovely
Mean
Greedy
Intelligent
54
What's the major theme in the essay, "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Simplicity
Materialism
Reason
Spirituality
55
James Fenimore Cooper created the American Romantic hero named...
Magua
Daniel Day-Lewis
Indiana Jones
Natty Bumpo
56
Longfellow was born on: (Trivia)
March 20, 1901
September 2, 1803
July 28, 1753
February 17, 1807
57
What is the MOOD of The Devil and Tom Walker?
Hopeful
Frightening
Adventurous
Angry
58
Why is Annabel Lee such a significant poem in Poe's body of work?
It is Poe's worst poem
It is Poe's favorite poem
It is the poem that made Poe famous
It is one of the few times that he is honest
59
How does Emerson imagine himself when in nature?
As a vine stretching out into the woods
As God
As a dear running through the forest
As an eyeball that sees all
60
Romanticism developed in part as a reaction against ____________________.
American Gothic Literature
Rationalism
Realism
Puritanism
61
What was Tom Walker’s job at the end of the story?
Gambler
Usurer
Bartender
Polo player
62
What is significant about the American Romantic movement?
It was comprised entirely of love letters
It was the the first truly American literary movement
It was exactly like the British Romantic movement
It saw the beginning of romance novels
63
Ralph Waldo Emerson believes there is a divine plan for everyone
True
False
64
What does Hawkeye do that makes Cora Munro so angry?
Not help her up the waterfall
Fight in the war
Not bury their dead friends
Marry her
65
Who wrote “The First Snowfall”?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Cullen Bryant
James Russell Lowell
66
Emerson wrote that "Few children can see nature" but nature is so naturally seen and felt by adults.
False
True
67
What type of legend is used in The Devil and Tom Walker?
A Faust legend
A Fosterian legend
A Fabian legend
A Follible legend
68
In Old Ironsides, when Holmes states "Many an eye has danced" (line 3) it is an example of:
simile
vivid detail
hyperbole
personification
69
Who is the narrator of The Devil and Tom Walker?
Geoffrey Cromwell
Oliver Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon
Oliver Cromwell
70
Emerson states whoso would be a man must be a...
nonconformist
a member of society
nonconfrontationalist
honest
71
What is Natty Bumppo's Nickname?
Hawkeye
Mohican
Hawkear
Jeremy Renner
72
In "The First Snowfall" what is the purpose of: “I thought of a mound in sweet Auburn/Where a little headstone stood”?
They imply that a death has occurred without stating it directly.
They establish the setting.
They imply that God is the creator and is always in total control.
They offer the poet’s concept of life as well as life after death.
73
What does thanatopsis mean?
Imagination
Vision Upon Death
Human Nature
Good Nature
74
Emerson believes that nature never has a mean appearance
False
True
75
Which word best expresses the tone in "The First Snowfall"?
resentful
peaceful
angry
forceful
