Transcendentalism
Who was the founder/creator of the Transcendentalist literary movement?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is one of the texts/literary works that we read from Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Nature or Self Reliance
Who was Thoreau's teacher that he modeled his work after?
Emerson
Name the text that this passage is from:
"I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in the streets or villages."
from Nature by Emerson
The students had a _________ amount of food during the class party, so they invited other classes to join.
a. sufficed
b. superfluous
c. redeemers
b. superfluous
What is one of the main components that Transcendentalism celebrates?
Individualism
Power of the human mind
Not conforming to society
Being misunderstood
What career did Emerson leave behind before traveling to Europe and developing his ideas behind Transcendentalism?
Preacher/Pastor
How long did Thoreau live in the cabin at Walden's Pond?
Two years
Name one person referenced by Emerson at the end of "Self-Reliance" that is claimed to have been misunderstood.
Pythagoras, Socrates, Jesus, Luther, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton
Where would a religious person find sanctity?
Their church
Where did Emerson live that became the "Athens of America"?
Concord, Massachusetts
Where does Emerson find sanctity?
Nature
What was his reasoning for not paying his taxes?
War with Mexico
Mexican/U.S. War
When Thoreau says he has discussed "husbandry" with the farmers in from Walden, what has he discussed?
Farming
Emerson stated that "imitation is suicide;" what does the term imitation mean?
To mimic, or copy others.
I'll accept a version of this answer.
Many of the Transcendentalists were abolitionists. What does that mean?
They were against slavery and wanted it abolished.
What terrible incident happened that made Emerson leave his profession and travel to Europe?
Losing his wife
Henry David Thoreau said a person should live a ________ existence. Where they do not treasure too many material items.
Spartan
Name the text that this quote is from:
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,"
Walden by Thoreau
Food and water are ______ to a person's health.
a. vital
b. sufficed
c. superfluous
vital
What famous person in India in the 1940s adopted Thoreau's ideas?
Mahatma Gandhi
Emerson says that in the woods he is a "________ eyeball." What is the word that is missing?
Transparent
How long did Thoreau spend in jail for not paying his taxes?
One night
In from Walden, what came out of the table in the conclusion?
What does the term "motto" mean?
A common saying or phrase.
I'll accept a version of this as long as it's on the right track.