Transcendentalism Quiz

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Transcendentalism Quiz
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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.

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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?

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Questions 4-7 (of 10)

1. What were three of Emersons most famous essays
   or books?
2. 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?
3. What were two of Thoreaus most famous essays or
   books?
4. How did Emerson and Thoreau know one another?

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Questions 8-10 (of 10)

1. How did transcendentalism influence Mahatma
   Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
2. 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?
3. 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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Transcendentalism Quiz