Question 1

Life in the growing cities of the late nineteenth century

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A) was much better for the working class than for the middle class. 
B) moved at a slower pace than life in the country. 
C) provided women new opportunities for jobs. 
D) blurred the lines between the wealthy and the poor. 
A) was much better for the working class than for the middle class. 
B) moved at a slower pace than life in the country. 
C) provided women new opportunities for jobs. 
D) blurred the lines between the wealthy and the poor.

Question 2

Western Europe in the Age of Early Modernism

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A) moved closer to political unity. 
B) witnessed the growing political power of the middle class. 
C) came increasingly under the influence of American culture. 
D) launched a moral crusade against modernism. 
A) moved closer to political unity. 
B) witnessed the growing political power of the middle class. 
C) came increasingly under the influence of American culture. 
D) launched a moral crusade against modernism.

Question 3

Comparing the First Industrial Revolution to the Second Industrial Revolution,which of the following is correct?

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A) The pace of urbanization slowed in the Second Industrial Revolution. 
B) The Second Industrial Revolution found no new forms of energy and still relied on coal and water. 
C) Great Britain had no competitors and continued to be the leader in the Second Industrial Revolution. 
D) Scientific research played a larger role in the Second Industrial Revolution than in the First Industrial Revolution. 
A) The pace of urbanization slowed in the Second Industrial Revolution. 
B) The Second Industrial Revolution found no new forms of energy and still relied on coal and water. 
C) Great Britain had no competitors and continued to be the leader in the Second Industrial Revolution. 
D) Scientific research played a larger role in the Second Industrial Revolution than in the First Industrial Revolution.

Question 4

Among the leading painters of postimpressionism were

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A) Monet,Renoir,and Morisot. 
B) Cézanne,Gauguin,and van Gogh. 
C) Picasso,Matisse,and Braque. 
D) Courbet,Manet,and Millet. 
A) Monet,Renoir,and Morisot. 
B) Cézanne,Gauguin,and van Gogh. 
C) Picasso,Matisse,and Braque. 
D) Courbet,Manet,and Millet.

Question 5

The first scientist to win two Nobel Prizes for science was

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A) Albert Einstein. 
B) Madame Curie. 
C) Max Planck. 
D) Gregor Mendel. 
A) Albert Einstein. 
B) Madame Curie. 
C) Max Planck. 
D) Gregor Mendel.

Question 6

Impressionist painters were innovative because they

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A) painted out of doors,not in their studios. 
B) created the first abstract paintings. 
C) were concerned with precise forms and lines in their works. 
D) worked from many carefully drawn sketches and plans. 
A) painted out of doors,not in their studios. 
B) created the first abstract paintings. 
C) were concerned with precise forms and lines in their works. 
D) worked from many carefully drawn sketches and plans.

Question 7

Freud thought that human personality was

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A) shaped by the environment and therefore could be altered by changing the situation. 
B) determined by what God had implanted in each person and was thus unchangeable. 
C) the product of an inescapable struggle between inborn instincts and a culturally-created conscience. 
D) free and spontaneous and could change at will. 
A) shaped by the environment and therefore could be altered by changing the situation. 
B) determined by what God had implanted in each person and was thus unchangeable. 
C) the product of an inescapable struggle between inborn instincts and a culturally-created conscience. 
D) free and spontaneous and could change at will.

Question 8

The three styles of early modernist literature are

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A) realism,impressionism,and romanticism. 
B) naturalism,decadence,and expressionism. 
C) functionalism,organicism,and constructivism. 
D) fauvism,cubism,and surrealism. 
A) realism,impressionism,and romanticism. 
B) naturalism,decadence,and expressionism. 
C) functionalism,organicism,and constructivism. 
D) fauvism,cubism,and surrealism.

Question 9

Early modernism's optimism about the future was reinforced by

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A) a renewal of Christianity. 
B) advances in science and technology. 
C) the spread of Marxism. 
D) an upsurge in the arts. 
A) a renewal of Christianity. 
B) advances in science and technology. 
C) the spread of Marxism. 
D) an upsurge in the arts.

Question 10

The impressionists were influenced by the

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A) neoclassical painters. 
B) baroque painters. 
C) pre-Raphaelites. 
D) romantic painters. 
A) neoclassical painters. 
B) baroque painters. 
C) pre-Raphaelites. 
D) romantic painters.

Question 11

What ideologies began challenging enlightenment ideals after 1871? Why did they appear on the scene?

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After 1871, several ideologies began cha

Question 12

What forces were leading to war during the uneasy peace between 1871 and 1914? How did the period's culture reflect this ambiguous time?

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The period between 1871 and 1914 was mar

Question 13

Early modernism was characterized by

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A) an admiration for medieval thought and art. 
B) a desire to reinvent the past through painting and music. 
C) the needs of many artists and thinkers to identify with the new rich classes. 
D) a yearning to move to an uncertain but exciting future. 
A) an admiration for medieval thought and art. 
B) a desire to reinvent the past through painting and music. 
C) the needs of many artists and thinkers to identify with the new rich classes. 
D) a yearning to move to an uncertain but exciting future.

Question 14

Who developed a theory of a universal,collective unconscious?

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A) Freud 
B) Jung 
C) Nietzsche 
D) Émile Zola 
A) Freud 
B) Jung 
C) Nietzsche 
D) Émile Zola

Question 15

What beliefs of Western thought were questioned by the early modernists? How were these doubts manifested in literature and the arts?

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The early modernists questioned many bel

Question 16

Which impressionist artist was the first to imitate ukiyo-e prints?

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A) Claude Monet 
B) Auguste Renoir 
C) Mary Cassatt 
D) Berthe Morisot 
A) Claude Monet 
B) Auguste Renoir 
C) Mary Cassatt 
D) Berthe Morisot

Question 17

One of the results of the impressionist movement was that

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A) a single international style now emerged. 
B) content now became more important than form in art. 
C) myth,literature,and history became the subjects of art. 
D) art was freed to move in many directions. 
A) a single international style now emerged. 
B) content now became more important than form in art. 
C) myth,literature,and history became the subjects of art. 
D) art was freed to move in many directions.

Question 18

Ibsen's A Doll's House is written in which style?

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A) naturalism 
B) decadence 
C) expressionism 
D) realism 
A) naturalism 
B) decadence 
C) expressionism 
D) realism

Question 19

In van Gogh's work,the term expressionism meant

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A) using the work to serve as a vehicle for his private emotions. 
B) finding a painterly vocabulary to symbolize music. 
C) capturing the fleeting play of light on humans and objects. 
D) working with geometric shapes. 
A) using the work to serve as a vehicle for his private emotions. 
B) finding a painterly vocabulary to symbolize music. 
C) capturing the fleeting play of light on humans and objects. 
D) working with geometric shapes.

Question 20

The city that epitomized modernism during this period was

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A) Vienna. 
B) Budapest. 
C) Rome. 
D) Prague. 
A) Vienna. 
B) Budapest. 
C) Rome. 
D) Prague.

Exam 20: The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

Life in the growing cities of the late nineteenth century

Western Europe in the Age of Early Modernism

Comparing the First Industrial Revolution to the Second Industrial Revolution,which of the following is correct?

Among the leading painters of postimpressionism were

The first scientist to win two Nobel Prizes for science was

Impressionist painters were innovative because they

Freud thought that human personality was

The three styles of early modernist literature are

Early modernism's optimism about the future was reinforced by

The impressionists were influenced by the

What ideologies began challenging enlightenment ideals after 1871? Why did they appear on the scene?

What forces were leading to war during the uneasy peace between 1871 and 1914? How did the period's culture reflect this ambiguous time?

Early modernism was characterized by

Who developed a theory of a universal,collective unconscious?

What beliefs of Western thought were questioned by the early modernists? How were these doubts manifested in literature and the arts?

Which impressionist artist was the first to imitate ukiyo-e prints?

One of the results of the impressionist movement was that

Ibsen's A Doll's House is written in which style?

In van Gogh's work,the term expressionism meant

The city that epitomized modernism during this period was

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