1 .		In general, before 1830 American painting was less obviously imitative of European styles than was American literature. [Hint]  True  False
2 .		The romantic movement in early nineteenth-century literature was a reaction against the Age of Reason. [Hint]  True  False
3 .		Above all, Transcendentalists valued social reform and the aspiration to perfect political and economic institutions. [Hint]  True  False
4 .		Henry David Thoreau believed that the Mexican War was immoral because it advanced the cause of slavery. [Hint]  True  False
5 .		Nathanial Hawthorne was America's leading transcendentalist thinker. [Hint]  True  False
6 .		"The Scarlet Letter" perfectly reflected transcendentalist themes of mystery,fright, and the occult. [Hint]  True  False
7 .		Herman Melville's literary work reflected a deep cynicism and little sympathy for the problems of either Native Americans or European immigrants. [Hint]  True  False
8 .		Poet Walt Whitman's popularity was largely the result of his exotic subject matter and his polished use of the English language. [Hint]  True  False
9 .		Early nineteenth-century southern literature was even more markedly romantic than that of New England. [Hint]  True  False
10 .		Currier & Ives were the first to take advantage of modern photographic techniques and profit from their sale to middle-class homes. [Hint]  True  False
11 .		Common schools helped to teach immigrant children middle-class American values and customs. [Hint]  True  False
12 .		As the romantic literary movement swept through New England, moralistic and sentimental novels lost their popularity with the American public. [Hint]  True  False
13 .		The most popular religious publications of the early nineteenth century emphasized evangelical Christianity rather than doctrinal differences between denominations. [Hint]  True  False
14 .		All of America's first six presidents (Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Quincy Adams) were college graduates. [Hint]  True  False
15 .		Early nineteenth-century higher education usually focused on the classics rather than on practical or scientific subjects. [Hint]  True  False