Ralph Waldo Emerson

With which statement would you expect Transcendentalists to agree?

There is a spiritual relationship between humanity and nature.

"Concord Hymn" was written to celebrate

A monument to the Revolution.

The traveler on the sled in "The Snowstorm" must

Stop because he cannot continue traveling.

Readers challenge a writer's text when they

Question the writer's opinions

How might a reader challenge the following text from Self-Reliance? "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."

Reflect on personal experience to judge the statement

Which view of nature does Emerson take?

Nature can inspire the human spirit.

Which of these quotations reflects a key idea of Transcendentalism?

"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind."

Which of these statements best characterizes the central idea of Self-Reliance?

Rely on your own instincts

Emerson's romanticism is most clearly displayed in his

Reliance on emotional truth

In Nature, what does Emerson mean by describing nature as both comic and melancholy?

Nature mirrors an individual's moods.

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?

Transcendentalism

In Self-Reliance, Emerson writes that society "loves not realities and creators, but names and customs." Which of these adjectives best reflects Emerson's attitude in that statement?

Disapproving

Why does Emerson allude to Socrates, Jesus, and Galileo in Self-Reliance?

To inspire readers through example of their struggles

Which of these could be used to challenge the validity of a written work?

The author presents a thorough analysis of the subject.