AP Success - AP US History: Emerson and Transcendentalism
Question 1
Materialists focus on the power of Thought and Will, while Idealists focus on sensory data.
Idealists believe in the power of Thought and Will, beyond the data of the senses.
Idealists rely solely on historical facts and circumstances.
Materialists deny the existence of the physical world.
Question 2
Realism, which emphasizes the depiction of everyday life in art and literature.
Existentialism, which focuses on individual freedom and choice.
Empiricism, which emphasizes knowledge derived from sensory experience.
Rationalism, which values reason over sensory experience.
Question 3
Aesthetics, the study of beauty and taste.
Epistemology, the study of knowledge and how it is acquired.
Logic, the study of reasoning and argument.
Ethics, the study of moral principles.
Question 4
The senses are the only reliable source of knowledge about the world.
The senses are infallible and provide direct knowledge of the truth.
The senses should be completely disregarded in the pursuit of knowledge.
The senses provide representations of things, but they cannot convey the essence of things themselves.
Question 5
The Enlightenment, which emphasized reason and science over superstition and religion.
Transcendentalism, which emphasized individual intuition and the inherent goodness of people and nature.
The Great Awakening, which focused on religious revival and emotional experiences of faith.
The Progressive Era, which aimed at social reform and addressing problems caused by industrialization.
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