Transcendentalism

Beliefs

100

Transcendentalists believe that all humans are born ________.

Good 

200

Transcendentalists rejected which previous movement? Explain. 

Puritanism

300

What are the four main transcendental elements?

-Individualism

-Non-conformity

-Simplicity

-Nature

400

True or False:

All Transcendentalists were athiests

False. Some Transcendentalists view Transcendentalism as a lifestyle rather than a religion.

500

Transcendentalism came from what European movement?

-Romanticism

"Civil Disobedience"

100

Who is the author of "Civil Disobedience"?

Thoreau 

200

Name the two Transcendental elements present in this text.

-Non-conformity

-Individualism

300

Fill in the blank:

The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as _____________, with their bodies. 

Machines

400

Explain, in detail, Thoreau's views on breaking the law. 

Unjust laws exist and should be broken non-violently.  It is our duty. 

500

Open your text book to "Civil Disobedience" on page 370 and find a quote that expresses the elements of non-conformity. Be able to explain. 

Answers will vary.

"Self Reliance"

100

Who is the author of "Self Reliance"?

Emerson

200

Name the two Transcendental elements present in this text.

- Non-conformity

- Individualism

300

Fill in the blank:

The other terror that scares us from self-trust is our ____________; a reverence for our past act or word because the eyes of others have no other data than computing our orbit than our past acts, and we are loth to disappoint them. 

Consistency 

400

Explain how Emerson's views of individualism are similar and different from Thoreau's views of individualism. 

Answers will vary. 

500

Open your book to "Self Reliance" on page 364 and find a quote that expresses the element of individualism. Be able to explain. 

Answers will vary. 

Walden

100

Who is the author of Walden?

Thoreua

200

Name all of the Transcendental elements present in this text.

Name all four. 

300

Fill in the blank:

If a man does not does keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a ________    __________.

different drummer

400

Explain, in detail, why Thoreau decided to go to woods in the first place and why he decided to leave. 

Answers will vary.

500

Open your book to Walden on page 382 and find a quote that expresses the element of simplicity. Be able to explain. 

Answers will vary. 

Definitions/Examples

100

Define "aphorism".

A one-sentence statement about life that is opinionated. 

200

Define "paradox". 

A statement that seemingly contradicts itself but still reveals truth.

300

Define "Oversoul".

The belief that God, humans, and nature are all connected. 

400

Open your book to "Self Reliance" on page 364 and find an example of an aphorism. Be ready to explain.

Answers will vary. 

500

Open your book to "Civil Disobedience" on page 370 and find an example of a paradox. Be ready to explain. 

Answers will vary.