Transcendentalism Introduction

Which of the following are considered Transcendentalist writers? Check all that apply.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Henry David Thoreau

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Washington Irving

In what region of the United States did Transcendentalist writers (mainly) live?

• the South

• the Southwest

• the Midwest

• New England

What decade do we associate with the beginning of Transcendentalism?

• 1790s

• 1810s

• 1830s

• 1850s

Which of the following most accurately describes Transcendentalist beliefs about God?

• They did not believe in God.

• They believed Catholicism was the only true religion.

• They believed that all people should attend church services every week.

• They believed people didn't have to follow the rules of organized religion to connect to God.

Which of the following describes Transcendentalist beliefs about how people should act?

• A person must try to emulate the thoughts and behaviors of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

• A person must strive to be a fully unique individual.

• A person must always question whether their actions best serve the needs of the community.

• People who do not follow social etiquette should be shunned from polite society.

Which are things that one should expect to encounter in Transcendentalist writings? Check all that apply.

• an appreciation of nature

• the quest for truth

• insanity

• a belief in humanism

• a focus on logic and rationality

Who wrote "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"?

• Walt Whitman

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Margaret Fuller

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What vocabulary term refers to "a divine spirit supposed to pervade the universe and to encompass all human souls"?

What term refers to "the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning"?

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Which of the following terms means "to rise above or beyond; exceed"?

• Oversoul

• intuition

• transcend

• Humanism