Unit 2, part 2--- emerson & thoreau

Question 1

Which of these quotations from nature shows emerson’s concept of the over-soul

Answer 1

I see all; the currents of the universal being circulate through me

Question 2

The prose excerpts show that Emerson never abandoned his belief in

Answer 2

Unlimited human possibility

Question 3

In nature, emerson writes, yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both.” What philosophy does this statement support?

Answer 3

Transcendentalism

Question 4

Emerson’s romanticism is most clearly displayed in his

Answer 4

reliance on emotional truth

Question 5

In self reliance, emerson writes that society “loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.” Which of the following adjectives best reflects emerson’s attitude in that statement?

Answer 5

Disapproving

Question 6

In the excerpt from self-reliance,” Emerson says, Trust ______ Every heart vibrates to that iron string

Answer 6

thyself

Question 7

with which statement would you expect transcendentalists to agree?

Answer 7

There is a spiritual relationship between humanity and nature

Question 8

Which statements about transcendentalism are accurate?

Answer 8

I, III, and IV only

Question 9

Which of these quotations reflects a key idea of transcendentalism?

Answer 9

Nothing is at last sacred butu the integrity of your own mind

Question 10

Which of these statements best characterizes the central idea in self-reliance?

Answer 10

Rely on your own instincts

Question 11

In the excerpt from “walden,” Thoreau states that one of his chief reasons for going to live in the woods was to

Answer 11

simplify his life thoroughly

Question 12

This excerpt primarily is concerned with

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a search for the essence of reality

Question 13

Waldens closing image of the morning star leaves readers feeling

Answer 13

inspired

Question 14

What does Thoreau mean in the following sentences?

Answer 14

He views thinking as an important part of his work

Question 15

Which of these statements best reflects Thoreau’s philosophy as expressed in walden

Answer 15

living a simple life close to nature lets a person concentrate on important things

Question 16

The an who hears a “different drummer” is best described as a

Answer 16

Nonconformist

Question 17

What aspect of his philosophy does thoreau express in the following statement?

Answer 17

Individualistm

Question 18

T/F Emerson was originally a puritan minister

Answer 18

F

Question 19

T/F Emerson was the fountainhead of transcendentalism in american literature

Answer 19

T

Question 20

T/F Emerson’s works are very abstract and difficult to follow

Answer 20

T

Question 21

T/F emerson was the first american author to call of independence of expression in american literature

Answer 21

T

Question 22

T/F Emerson brought the idea of transcendentalism back to america from europe

Answer 22

T

Question 23

T/F Transcendentalism believed in the goodness of man, the glory of nature, the importance of free individual expression and awareness of reality and truth reached through intuition rather than through reason or logic

Answer 23

T

Question 24

T/F Unitarianism rejected original sin and determinism

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T

Question 25

T/F Transcendentalism was in opposition to rationalism which was all brain and no spirit

Answer 25

T

Question 26

T/F Unitarians believe in the basic goodness and innate free will of the individual

Answer 26

T

Question 27

T/F Unitarianism believed in a binary god

Answer 27

F

Question 28

T/F Utopian communities were founded by the unitarians

Answer 28

F

Question 29

T/F Transcendentalists believed that man could reach god by communing with statues

Answer 29

F

Question 30

T/F Thoreau had a high regard for civilized urban life

Answer 30

F

Question 31

T/F Thoreau concluded that his experiment of living in the woods was a failure

Answer 31

F

Question 32

T/F Thoreau went to live in the woods so that he could confront the essential facts of life

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T

Question 33

T/F Thoreau advised people to follow their intuitions, however unusual those intuitions seem to be

Answer 33

T

Question 34

T/F In nature, emerson states that there are absolutely no possibilities for man to grow spiritually

Answer 34

F

Question 35

T/F As a result of communion with nature, emerson tells us that his egotism grows by leaps and bounds

Answer 35

F

Question 36

T/F In nature, emerson claims that he becomes part or particle of god

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T

Question 37

T/F Emerson sees in nature evidence of God’s presence

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T

Question 38

T/F In self reliance, he urges people to trust themselves

Answer 38

T

Question 39

T/F According to self reliance, the greatest obstacle to self-trust is society

Answer 39

T

Question 40

T/F In self reliance, emerson exhorts human beings to strive for absolute consistence

Answer 40

F

Question 41

T/F In self reliance, emerson refers to the source of virtue and life by using the following words: Instinct and intuiton

Answer 41

T

Question 42

T/F Thoreau wrote in a concrete style and tested what he believed

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T

Question 43

T/F Thoreau spoke in defense of the abolitionist, Terry McClain, when it was not politically correct to do so

Answer 43

F

Question 44

T/F As part of Transcendental Protest, Thoreau refused to pay his poll tax and went to jail

Answer 44

T

Question 45

Which view of nature does emerson take?

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Nature can inspire the human spirit