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Quiz about 19th Century Massachusetts Literary Scene

19th Century Massachusetts Literary Scene Quiz

19th Century Massachusetts was a hotbed for American literary talent. This quiz deals with information regarding some of the major names of the scene.

A multiple-choice quiz by firemaple783. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
firemaple783

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,903

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Massachusetts town boasts the homes of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Louisa May Alcott? Hint

Pittsfield

Boston

Concord

Salem

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which literary figure once owned the homes of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott? Hint

Bronson Alcott

Edwin Arlington Robinson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Margaret Sidney

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Herman Melville's Pittsfield home where he wrote "Moby-Dick"? Hint

The Mount

The Old Manse

Arrowhead

Orchard House

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which cemetery includes the graves of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Daniel Chester French? Hint

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Brookside Cemetery

Old Granary Burial Ground

Old Burial Hill Cemetery

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who established the Concord School of Philosophy in 1879? Hint

William Torrey Harris

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bronson Alcott

Henry David Thoreau

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Question 6 of 10

6. Prolific author of the 19th and 20th centuries, Edith Wharton had a mansion built in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1902. What is the name of this expansive estate? Hint

The Mount

Steepletop

Arrowhead

Andalusia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What seminal philosophical movement sprung from the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, and several other prominent New England minds of the late 1800s? Hint

Rationalism

Existentialism

Transcendentalism

Objectivism

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Question 8 of 10

8. A statue of which author looks over a boulevard named after himself in Salem? Hint

Cotton Mather

Bronson Alcott

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Israel Litchfield

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which two families both resided for a time in the house whose name was changed from "Hillside" to "The Wayside" in the 1850s? Hint

Hawthorne and Alcott

Emerson and Thoreau

Melville and Hawthorne

Thoreau and Melville

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you travel to the site of Thoreau's shack by Walden Pond, what will you find? Hint

A statue of Thoreau

A parking lot

A replica of Thoreau's shack

Some short cement pillars and a pile of rocks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Massachusetts town boasts the homes of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Louisa May Alcott?

Answer: Concord

Largely drawn by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord hosted an impressive array of authors, artists, philosophers, and other intellectuals.

2. Which literary figure once owned the homes of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott?

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

In addition to his own home, Emerson also owned Thoreau's property on Walden Pond, the Alcott's Orchard House, and Hawthorne's Wayside.

3. What was the name of Herman Melville's Pittsfield home where he wrote "Moby-Dick"?

Answer: Arrowhead

The Old Manse briefly housed Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Orchard House was the home of the Alcotts, and The Mount was Edith Wharton's Lenox, MA mansion.

4. Which cemetery includes the graves of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Daniel Chester French?

Answer: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Concord's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery includes the illustrious "Author's Ridge," along with a number of sculptures by Daniel Chester French.

5. Who established the Concord School of Philosophy in 1879?

Answer: Bronson Alcott

The Concord School of Philosophy was located on the Alcott's Orchard House property and played an important role in the development of Transcendentalism.

6. Prolific author of the 19th and 20th centuries, Edith Wharton had a mansion built in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1902. What is the name of this expansive estate?

Answer: The Mount

Arrowhead was Herman Melville's home in Pittsfield, Steepletop was the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Andalusia Farm was Flannery O'Connor's estate.

7. What seminal philosophical movement sprung from the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, and several other prominent New England minds of the late 1800s?

Answer: Transcendentalism

Existentialism and Rationalism were both movements rooted in Europe while Objectivism is an ideology developed in the works of Ayn Rand.

8. A statue of which author looks over a boulevard named after himself in Salem?

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

An imposing statue of Nathaniel Hawthorne overlooks Hawthorne Boulevard in the town of the writer's birth.

9. Which two families both resided for a time in the house whose name was changed from "Hillside" to "The Wayside" in the 1850s?

Answer: Hawthorne and Alcott

This particular home, purchased from Ralph Waldo Emerson, was known as "Hillside," while owned by the Alcotts, until Hawthorne renamed it "The Wayside."

10. If you travel to the site of Thoreau's shack by Walden Pond, what will you find?

Answer: Some short cement pillars and a pile of rocks

Although you can find a statue of Thoreau standing next to a replica of his home nearby, the site of Thoreau's shack is marked by a group of cement pillars. A few steps away stands a mound of stones deposited by visiters from around the world.

Source: Author firemaple783

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