Question 1

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 2

Monet's painting Impression: Sunrise

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A)  was embraced by the critics as a great work of art. 
B)  helped bring him to lead the impressionist cause. 
C)  caused him to change his style of painting. 
D)  immediately influenced the traditional art schools in France. 
A)  was embraced by the critics as a great work of art. 
B)  helped bring him to lead the impressionist cause. 
C)  caused him to change his style of painting. 
D)  immediately influenced the traditional art schools in France.

Question 3

Niels Bohr

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A)  established the quantum theory of radiation. 
B)  proved that the Newtonian system was still valid. 
C)  explained the behavior of electrons at the subatomic level. 
D)  discovered X-rays. 
A)  established the quantum theory of radiation. 
B)  proved that the Newtonian system was still valid. 
C)  explained the behavior of electrons at the subatomic level. 
D)  discovered X-rays.

Question 4

Which architect coined the phrase "form follows function"?

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A)  Louis Sullivan 
B)  Frank Lloyd Wright 
C)  Auguste Rodin 
D)  Georges Seurat
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A)  Louis Sullivan 
B)  Frank Lloyd Wright 
C)  Auguste Rodin 
D)  Georges Seurat
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Question 5

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 6

One of the major causes of late-nineteenth-century imperialism was

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A)  that the balance of power in Europe needed to be redressed. 
B)  that the industrialized nations required new markets. 
C)  the rise of India as a great industrial power. 
D)  a decline in surplus capital. 
A)  that the balance of power in Europe needed to be redressed. 
B)  that the industrialized nations required new markets. 
C)  the rise of India as a great industrial power. 
D)  a decline in surplus capital.

Question 7

Which of the following is characteristic of expressionist music?

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A)  music that is harmonious and soothing 
B)  an absence of a harmonious frame of reference 
C)  music that offers an idealized view of the world 
D)  a text unrelated to the musical sounds 
A)  music that is harmonious and soothing 
B)  an absence of a harmonious frame of reference 
C)  music that offers an idealized view of the world 
D)  a text unrelated to the musical sounds

Question 8

One example of decadence in literature is

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A)  Kafka's The Trial. 
B)  Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. 
C)  Ibsen's A Doll's House. 
D)  Zola's Germinal. 
A)  Kafka's The Trial. 
B)  Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. 
C)  Ibsen's A Doll's House. 
D)  Zola's Germinal.

Question 9

Between 1871 and 1914, most European nations

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A)  treated domestic and foreign affairs as equal in importance. 
B)  turned their attention exclusively to domestic matters. 
C)  shifted their interests from domestic to foreign affairs and the global economy. 
D)  dismantled their military machines. 
A)  treated domestic and foreign affairs as equal in importance. 
B)  turned their attention exclusively to domestic matters. 
C)  shifted their interests from domestic to foreign affairs and the global economy. 
D)  dismantled their military machines.

Question 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

Unlike Germany and France, Great Britain during the 1871-1914 period

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A)  was beset with violence at home. 
B)  saw the rise of militant socialist parties. 
C)  had more success reforming the living conditions of the poor. 
D)  witnessed the decline of its middle class. 
A)  was beset with violence at home. 
B)  saw the rise of militant socialist parties. 
C)  had more success reforming the living conditions of the poor. 
D)  witnessed the decline of its middle class.

Question 13

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 14

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 15

What advancements were made in biology, chemistry, and physics between 1871 and 1914? Identify the major participants and their contributions.

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During the period between 1871 and 1914,

Question 16

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

The impressionists were influenced by the

Monet's painting Impression: Sunrise

Niels Bohr

Which architect coined the phrase "form follows function"?

Among the leading painters of postimpressionism were

One of the major causes of late-nineteenth-century imperialism was

Which of the following is characteristic of expressionist music?

One example of decadence in literature is

Between 1871 and 1914, most European nations

Western Europe in the Age of Early Modernism

The city that epitomized modernism during this period was

Unlike Germany and France, Great Britain during the 1871-1914 period

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

Early modernism's optimism about the future was reinforced by

What advancements were made in biology, chemistry, and physics between 1871 and 1914? Identify the major participants and their contributions.

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

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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Exam 20: The Age of Early Modernism

The impressionists were influenced by the

Monet's painting Impression: Sunrise

Niels Bohr

Which architect coined the phrase "form follows function"?

Among the leading painters of postimpressionism were

One of the major causes of late-nineteenth-century imperialism was

Which of the following is characteristic of expressionist music?

One example of decadence in literature is

Between 1871 and 1914, most European nations

Western Europe in the Age of Early Modernism

The city that epitomized modernism during this period was

Unlike Germany and France, Great Britain during the 1871-1914 period

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

Early modernism's optimism about the future was reinforced by

What advancements were made in biology, chemistry, and physics between 1871 and 1914? Identify the major participants and their contributions.

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

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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