Transcendentalism

Who is considered the "father" of Transcendentalism?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Robin Williams

What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?

• nature is "just there"

• nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality

• nature is unstable and changes too much

• nature is the origin of evil

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Transcendentalists believe that ___________ , humanity, and nature share a universal soul.

• God

• Animals

• Literature

• Government

Transcendentalism encourages:

• following the rules

• being like everyone else

• joining the majority opinion

• not conforming to what others do and say

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The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

• True

• False

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According to the Transcendentalists, the way to discover spirituality is:

• by looking inwards & connecting to nature to discover self

• by listening to what your parents & following the rules

• by going to church every Wednesday & Sunday

• by listening to music & reading poetry by listening to music & reading poetry

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Transcendentalists believed all people are inherently:

• good

• evil

• neutral

• bad

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Based on "Nature", how does one reach solitude, or true peace?

• by taking a hike in the woods every morning to free your mind

• by breaking free from society and embracing nature in order to learn about oneself

• writing at home about how one would picture nature by using one's imagination

• by making a weekly effort to watch nature documentaries and observe the documentaries' details

According to "Self-Reliance", how do we become self-reliant?

• by not conforming to society and its demands

• by trusting our own thoughts/beliefs

• by exploring ideas for ourselves and not what others think

• all of the above

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What does this image represent?

• Social Reform
• Simpicity
• Non-conformity
• Enlightenment

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