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The pioneer of the American Short Story is..
Washington Irving
After Tom makes his deal with Old Scratch, his name is most probably recorded..
on a tree in the swamp
The one thing Tom refuses to do in making his deal with Old Scratch is
become a slave trader
What is an essential part of Emerson's definition of integrity?
Faithfully following one's conscience
In "Masque…," which of the following did Poe least intend the Red Death to represent as an allegory?
compassion
"The Devil and Tom walker" is..
about corruption, greed and hypocrisy. It also involves the supernatural
The sound of the ebony clock striking the hour makes the revelers feel..
anxious (important as it was hard to do/rare occurrence)
According to Emerson, to achieve greatness, one must possess..
individuality and self-trust
Edgar Allen Poe is known as the first writer of
Gothic Literature
Both Poe's parents were
actors
Poe was taken in by a wealth tobacco merchant named
John Henry Edgar
Thoreau says that the only obligation he has to assume is to
do what HE thinks is right
According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person?
one's individuality
Thoreau compares the government to
a machine
According to Thoreau, if people believe a law is unjust, they should
disobey the law and be willing to pay the penalty
The appearance of the Red Death in Prince Prospero's abbey is ironic in that
(abbey is a building(s) used for religious works/practices)
great precautions have been taken to keep it out of the abbey
Prince Prosper's name is ironic in that
he dies a horrible death
In the letter, "What is an American," Crevecoeur describes America by
comparing it to Europe
In the letter, "What is an American," Crevecoeur mainly emphasizes the idea of America as a land of:
opportunity
5 Tenets of Transcendentalism
Non-conformity
Self-Reliance
Importance of Nature (enlightenment; true self or God in nature)
Intuition > reasoning
Simplified life