English IV-Unit 2: The Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century – Romanticism

Romanticism & Transcendentalism

100

Which of the following is a central belief of American Romanticism? 

A. valuing imagination, emotion, and individual experience

B. glorifying industrial progress and city life

C. focusing on logic and scientific reasoning

D. rejecting nature as a source of beauty

A. valuing imagination, emotion, and individual experience

200

Which excerpt best reflects transcendentalist ideas?

A. A speech defending strict government laws

B. A passage describing the peaceful stillness of a lake

C. A journal entry about factory work

D. A story celebrating city life

B. A passage describing the peaceful stillness of a lake

300

In “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau’s idea that “That government is best which governs least” suggests—

A. Laws should always be obeyed

B. Democracy is dangerous to society

C. Government should control moral values

D. Individual conscience should guide behavior  

D. Individual conscience should guide behavior  

400

What Romantic element is shown when Rip Van Winkle admires the mountain scenery?

A. Emphasis on human strength

B. Emphasis on the beauty of nature

C. Emphasis on society’s progress

D. Emphasis on industrialization

B. Emphasis on the beauty of nature

500

According to Romantic writers, nature often symbolizes:

A. Order and control

B. Freedom, inspiration, and emotional truth

C. Conflict between good and evil

D. Human weakness

B. Freedom, inspiration, and emotional truth

Vocabulary & Word Meaning

100

In “Old Ironsides,” the word tread most nearly means:

A. march
B. strike
C. crush
D. stumble

A. march

200

In “Learning to Read,” the phrase rising sixty means—

A. slowly standing up
B. approaching the age of sixty
C. feeling younger again
D. refusing to study

B. approaching the age of sixty

300

In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” the word transient most nearly means—

A. deeply emotional

B. constantly recurring

C. lasting only a short time

D. completely forgotten

C. lasting only a short time

400

In My Bondage and My Freedom, the word unperverted means—

A. pure or uncorrupted

B. complicated

C. twisted

D. exaggerated

A. pure or uncorrupted

500

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” the word propitiatory most likely means—

A. intended to deceive

B. marked by confusion

C. filled with sorrow

D. done to gain favor or forgiveness  

D. done to gain favor or forgiveness