Literature;+Art+Student+Quiz

1. This School painted rugged landscapees in a spiritual aspect.

2. What did the Transcendentalists base their ideologies on? A. Love B. Understanding and reason C. Nationalism D. Abstract mind-set

3. Why did American art and literature need reform? A. It was boring. B. Immigrants called for change. C. They wanted it to be a more important aspect of Nationalism. D. They wanted to separate themselves from Britain.

4. Who was a popular poet from this reform? A. Harriet Tubman B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Edgar Allen Poe D. All of the above

5. This was the theme of American literature at this time.

1.) What as the reccurring theme that the transcendentalists believed in?

2.) Who were the two major transcendentalists?

3.) What was the main focus of the Hudson River School? A. Western Expansion B. Slave Life C. Nature D. Industrial Life

4.) What state was the first transcendentalist group founded? A. MA B. VA C. RI D. NY

5.) What new type of literature came about during this movement? A. Short stories B. Novels C. Tall tales D. Poems

6.) Who wrote the first dictionary?