Are You Romantic Or Rationalist? A Perspective Quiz
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In the late eighteenth century, Romanticism (a movement which valued creative expression, individualism, idealism, and the depth of human feelings) emerged as a reaction against Rationalism (the Enlightenment-sparked movement emphasizing reason, logic, classical beauty, and scientific advancement). Take this quiz to determine the philosophy with which you most agree.
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Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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To better myself, I should express and celebrate my emotions. Reason can be misleading.
- B.
To better myself, I should pursue reason through careful thought and logic. Emotions can be misleading.
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- 2.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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I can reach my potential through imagination and creativity.
- B.
I can reach my potential through discovering absolute truth.
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- 3.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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I know what I know because I sense or feel that it is true.
- B.
I know what I know because I have deduced or reasoned that it is true.
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Click on the statement with which you most agree.
- A.
We can make our lives better through spontaneity and creativity.
- B.
I can reach my potential through discovering absolute truth.
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- 5.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
- A.
Words express our innermost being.
- B.
Words describe or depict reality.
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- 6.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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Communication should be ambiguous and mysterious.
- B.
Communication should be clear and precise.
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- 7.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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I feel, perceive, and create; therefore I am.
- B.
I think, philosophize, and reason; therefore I am.
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- 8.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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As an artist, I am a prophetic voice, a visionary and seer of what our world could become.
- B.
As an artist, I am a voice of reason, a communicator of science and wisdom.
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- 9.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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To create a better future, we should experiment, creating and following original and innovative ideas.
- B.
B. To create a better future, we should look to our past traditions and conventions, seeking their truer and purer expression in society.
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- 10.
Click on the statement with which you most agree.
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Art should be sublime, transcending our world and connecting to the infinite.
- B.
Art should be beautiful, reflecting the best parts of our world.
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