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The Transcendental Movement Review

Who was the founder of the Transcendental Movement? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who was the founder of the Transcendental Movement? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

What prompted Emerson to question his beliefs? A. his student, Thoreau B. the death of his wife C. the Civil War

What prompted Emerson to question his beliefs? A. his student, Thoreau B. the death of his wife C. the Civil War

Where was the Transcendental Movement centered? A. Salem, Massachusetts B. Boston, Massachusetts C. Concord, Massachusetts

Where was the Transcendental Movement centered? A. Salem, Massachusetts B. Boston, Massachusetts C. Concord, Massachusetts

The Transcendental Movement spanned what years? A B C

The Transcendental Movement spanned what years? A B C

Who wrote the Transcendental classic, Walden? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote the Transcendental classic, Walden? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote “Self-Reliance”? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote “Self-Reliance”? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote “Civil Disobedience”? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote “Civil Disobedience”? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau

“ A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“Simplify, Simplify.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“Simplify, Simplify.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide...” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide...” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ Trust thyself...” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ Trust thyself...” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ 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, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ 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, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ That government is best which governs least.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

“ That government is best which governs least.” This quote is taken from A. “Self-Reliance” B. Walden C. “Civil Disobedience”

According to Emerson, what elements are united in a shared universal soul, or Over-Soul? A. God and humanity B. God and nature C. God, nature, and humanity

According to Emerson, what elements are united in a shared universal soul, or Over-Soul? A. God and humanity B. God and nature C. God, nature, and humanity

Study for a quiz tomorrow on the Transcendental Movement Review your PowerPoint note guide, Emerson graphic organizer, and Thoreau reading guides.