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~1800-~1860

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American Romanticism

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successful revolt against English rule

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optimism

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room to grow

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optimism

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vast expanse, no geographic limitations

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frontier

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freedom

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frontier

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scientific

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experimentation

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social institutions

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experimentation

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industrialization to

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urbanization

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feeling and intuition over

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reason

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the “____” experience

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felt

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passion, beauty, emotion

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revered

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emphasis on the

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imagination

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emphasis on

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individuality

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rejection of artificiality of civilization in favor of

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nature

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connection with

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nature

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nature’s beauty is a path to emotional, intellectual, moral

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awakening

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nature is a source of inspiration and

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wisdom

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inspiration in myth, legend, folk

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culture

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distrust of progress; look backward to

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idealized past

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beauty and truth in exotic locales, the supernatural realm, inner world of

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imagination

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fiction (rise of the American _____)

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novel

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poe

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try

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experimentation in new forms of

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writing

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quest for beauty , truth,

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experience

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escape from daily

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troubles

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journey to freedom, often found in

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nature

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imaginative, far-off

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settings

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romantic

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hero

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important outgrowth of early American Novel (e.g. Natty ______)

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Bumppo

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young or has youthful

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qualities

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innocent and pure of

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purpose

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has a sense of

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honor

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knowledge of people and life based on deep; intuitive understanding, not

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formal learning

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loves nature and avoids

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town life

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quests for some higher truth in

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the natural world

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fireside

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poets

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unlike novelists of the time, American Romantic poets worked within European

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literary styles

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devoted to traditional

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models

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limited by literary cons: did not value poetic experimentation being done by other

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poets (Walt Whitman)

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A typical Romantic journey is to the

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countryside

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the Romantic hero created by Jame Fenimore Cooper is called

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all the above-
Natty Bumppo
Hawkeye
Deerslayer

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a group of poets who were extremely popular in the American Romantic age were called

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Fireside Poets

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a specific type of Romantic novel which contained wild, haunted landscapes, supernatural events, and mysterious medieval castles was called

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gothis

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a love of nature typifies the American Romantic hero

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true

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what did people typically have to do for ‘necessities’ 200 years ago

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grow or make, use “muscle”, gather raw material

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describe the steps in the cloth making process

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cut off raw wool, turn into cloth, clean, cart, create slivers, stretch slivers into yarn on a spinning wheel. A hand loom was used-use foot pedals. Create over-under pattern. Repeat process

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what is an embargo?

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no foreign goods or services allowed in a country or area. A trade restriction.

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what was Samuel Slater?

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supervised construction of a mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Stole idea and brought it to colonies - America

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what did the power loom allow textile mills to produce?

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more automatic weaving due to power loom

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describe the life of a ‘Lowell girl’

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rules, curfews, no alcohol, Sunday church service, bells called to work, 12-13 hour days or more, bordinghouses throughout city when not working, well fed, clean linens for $1.25 a week, 70 hour work week

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what is meant by the phrases ‘lords of the lash’ and ‘lords of the loom’?

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lash was the north, loom those in the south, the people involved being mill owners

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what effect did the rise of the steam engine have on traditional mills?

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helped to power the machinery, operated machines any time, any place, in any kind of water, eventually replacing water, no longer needed to be on rivers

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where is the textile industry now centered? why?

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1850’s-south, cheap cotton with no need for rivers

now-Asia, Pacific, far from U.S. and Great Britain-even cheaper

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in “Thanatopsis,” nature urges the poet to find comfort in the

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knowledge that death joins us with all others

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which statement best summarizes the cycle described in “Thanatopsis”?

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the dead are replaced by the living, who, in turn, die

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“Thanatopsis” strongly suggests that human beings are

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an ongoing part of the earth itself

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which facet of “Thanatopsis” makes it a good example of Romantic poetry?

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the natural environment has provoked deep emotions and insights in the speaker

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all of the following words describe the tone of “Thanatopsis” except

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hostile

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in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” the rising and falling of the tide suggests

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the passage of time

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the principal message conveyed in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” is that

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humans have little control over their fate and life is short

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the repeated last line of each stanza in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” is meant to convey

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the unceasing motion of the tide

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what can we conclude about the female subject of “The Cross of Snow”?

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she is remembered fondly and deeply missed by the speaker

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in “The Cross of Snow,” the images of a halo, fire, and sunlight contrast with the

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image of a sunless mountain ravine

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in “The Cross of Snow,” the cross that the speaker wears is

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an emotional pain that has never been wiped out

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what is surprising or unexpected about the image of the cross of snow in Longfellow’s poem?

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it persists through time

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in “The Chambered Nautilus,” the speaker implies that if he hadn’t meditated on the nautilus, his life might have resembled

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a series of endless corridors leading nowhere

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the speaker finds the chambered nautilus remarkable because it is

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evidence of how a living thing develops

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in “The Chambered Nautilus,” what does the speaker seem to wish for himself?

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a spirit that eventually will break free

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the theme of “Rip Van Winkle” involves a wish coming true. Which phrase below most accurately reflects the wish?

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to escape domination and enjoy life

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the most momentous historical event that takes place during Rip’s long sleep is

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the American Revolution

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Rip Van Winkle is a stereotypical American Romantic hero in that he

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finds solace and comfort in the wilderness

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in the end, most of the inhabitants of Rip’s village

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believe, enjoy, and retell his tale

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what is the first detail that allows the reader to infer that Rip has slept a long time?

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his gun is old and rusty

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in his descriptions of Rip’s hometown, Irving shows how a place and its people can change as a result of

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independence and commerce

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the first flowering of a uniquely American literature, sometimes referred to as the American Renaissance, was directly influenced by

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intellectual and social ferment in New England

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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville both

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explored the dark side of human existence in their work

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the philosophy embraced by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Transcendentalists had its roots in all of the following except

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eighteenth-century rational though exemplified by Benjamin Franklin

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in the Transcendentalist view of the world,

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everything is a reflection of the Divine Soul

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the Lyceum movement was an expression of New England’s interest in

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self-improvement and intellectual inquiry

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which of the following statements about Ralph Waldo Emerson is true?

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he helped inspire numerous reform movements

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utopian communities were founded with the intention of

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creating a more perfect society

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reform movements during the first half of the nineteenth century included campaigns for

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improving public education

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the source of Emerson’s optimism was

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his belief that we can directly find a benevolent God in nature

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both the Dark Romantics and the Transcendentalists

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saw signs and symbols in human events

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when do the events in “The Last of the Mohicans” take place?

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1757

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the war discussed in this novel is fought between which opposing sides?

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French and English

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to which camp are reinforcements being sent?

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Fort Williams Henry

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Who is the leader of Fort Edward?

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Colonel Munro

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the two girls being escorted are named

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Cora and Alice

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who is the British soldier escorting the girls?

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Duncan Heyward

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What is the traveler that joins this group doing when he is told to quiet down?

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singing religious songs

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what does the British soldier think he sees in the woods at the end of chapter 2?

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French soldiers

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which of the following activities best illustrates Thoreau’s doctrine of simplicity?

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building his own house

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which of the following is the best interpretation of what Thoreau means when he says,”…we do like cowbirds and cuckoos, which lay their eggs in nests which other birds have built, and cheer no traveler…”?

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people who hire others to provide for their basic needs are left unfulfilled

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with which of the following statements would Thoreau most agree?

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most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do

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what reason does Thoreau give for wanting to live at Walden?

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he wants to live life more fully

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what reason does Thoreau give for finally leaving Walden?

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he wishes to move on to other experiences

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Thoreau witnesses a battle between what creatures?

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ants

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which of the following does Thoreau value most highly?

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truth

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what, as Thoreau describes it at the end of the reading, is the sun?

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a morning star

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complete the following quote from Thoreau: “I was determined to know______”

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beans

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what are “sleepers”?

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railroad ties

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which of the following statements describes Emerson’s attitude toward society?

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he values nature highly and has some contempt for society

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what is a utopia?

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an ideal society

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with which of the following statements would Emerson most likely agree?

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all elements of nature make a unified impression on those whose minds are open

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the third paragraph of the excerpt ends with this sentence: “This is the best part of these men’s farms, yet to this their warranty deeds give no title.” In the context of the paragraph, this sentence means

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the most valuable quality of the land is something that can be owned

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Emerson’s purpose in this essay is to

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describe a profound way of seeing nature

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which of the following best states one of Emerson’s philosophies?

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be true to yourself

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Emerson states that the most sacred aspect of a person is the

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integrity of an individual’s mind

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according to Emerson, the “hobgoblin of little minds” is

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consistency

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“Trust thyself: Every heart vibrates to that iron string.”

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Trust yourself, and you will be strong

112
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“Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again…”

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say what’s on your mind in the strongest way you can

113
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Thoreau’s major purpose in this essay is to persuade people to

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follow their individual consciences

114
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in Thoreau’s view, the practical reason the majority rules in a democracy is that

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the majority has more physical power on its side

115
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Thoreau’s hope for the democracy of this time was that it

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was one step along the route to a more perfect state

116
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which of the following best describes Thoreau’s attitude toward government after he was jailed?

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he lost all respect for the government and pitied it

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which of the following statements is not an opinion?

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Thoreau objected to the government’s support of slavery

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