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Transcendentalism Quiz

Transcendentalism Quiz. Directions. Be sure to restate the question as part of your answer. Since some questions have more than one part, make sure you answer what is asked or only partial credit will be received. You must write in complete sentences. Questions 1-3 (of 10).

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Transcendentalism Quiz

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  1. Transcendentalism Quiz

  2. Directions • Be sure to restate the question as part of your answer. Since some questions have more than one part, make sure you answer what is asked or only partial credit will be received. You must write in complete sentences.

  3. Questions 1-3(of 10) • What is a basic definition of American Romanticism, in which era did it occur, and who were two of its primary authors? • What is a basic definition of American Transcendentalism, in what era did it occur, and what are two of it essential beliefs? • Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson, when and where was he born, where did he graduate from college, and what were two of his transcendental philosophies about life?

  4. Questions 4-7(of 10) • What were three of Emerson’s most famous essays or books? • Who was Henry David Thoreau, when and where was he born, where did he graduate from college, and what were two of his philosophies about life? • What were two of Thoreau’s most famous essays or books? • How did Emerson and Thoreau know one another?

  5. Questions 8-10(of 10) • How did transcendentalism influence Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? • Who was Walt Whitman, when and where was he born, what was the highest level of formal education he received, and on what themes did his poetry often focus? • Who wrote Leaves of Grass, what is most significant about it, and what does free verse have to do with it?

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