Question 1

One immediate outcome of the American Revolution was that

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A)  all inhabitants were granted the right to vote. 
B)  the new country closed its borders to immigrants. 
C)  the new country became the most democratic government since ancient Athens. 
D)  the new country abolished slavery within its borders. 
A)  all inhabitants were granted the right to vote. 
B)  the new country closed its borders to immigrants. 
C)  the new country became the most democratic government since ancient Athens. 
D)  the new country abolished slavery within its borders. C

Question 2

After the American Revolution, the new nation's leaders realized their democratic goals by

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A)  establishing universal voting rights for the entire population. 
B)  creating a written constitution with specific and enforceable laws. 
C)  placing political power in the hands of one branch of the government. 
D)  redistributing the land so that the poor would have a source of income. 
A)  establishing universal voting rights for the entire population. 
B)  creating a written constitution with specific and enforceable laws. 
C)  placing political power in the hands of one branch of the government. 
D)  redistributing the land so that the poor would have a source of income. B

Question 3

One of Napoleon's major domestic reforms was a

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A)  new law code. 
B)  state religion based on Deism. 
C)  state-run farm system. 
D)  free press. 
A)  new law code. 
B)  state religion based on Deism. 
C)  state-run farm system. 
D)  free press. A

Question 4

Ricardo's "iron law of wages" held that wages for workers

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A)  are at the mercy of supply and demand. 
B)  always hover around the subsistence level. 
C)  reflect the economy's natural justice. 
D)  are tied to the cost of living. 
A)  are at the mercy of supply and demand. 
B)  always hover around the subsistence level. 
C)  reflect the economy's natural justice. 
D)  are tied to the cost of living.

Question 5

One major change in Europe between 1789 and 1815 was the

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A)  spread of French-style revolutions to many countries. 
B)  reorganization of conquered portions of Europe along the lines of France. 
C)  creation of government-sponsored industrial centers in western Europe. 
D)  rise of working-class rebellion across the continent. 
A)  spread of French-style revolutions to many countries. 
B)  reorganization of conquered portions of Europe along the lines of France. 
C)  creation of government-sponsored industrial centers in western Europe. 
D)  rise of working-class rebellion across the continent.

Question 6

The French painter Ingres is best remembered as

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A)  an interpreter of the French countryside. 
B)  a portrait painter who caught his subject's distinctive appearance and social class markers. 
C)  the first of the romantic painters. 
D)  an artist outside of the mainstream of the French neoclassical style. 
A)  an interpreter of the French countryside. 
B)  a portrait painter who caught his subject's distinctive appearance and social class markers. 
C)  the first of the romantic painters. 
D)  an artist outside of the mainstream of the French neoclassical style.

Question 7

Which composer is most famous for perfecting the art song, or lied?

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A)  Ludwig van Beethoven 
B)  Franz Schubert 
C)  Hector Berlioz 
D)  Carl Linnaeus 
A)  Ludwig van Beethoven 
B)  Franz Schubert 
C)  Hector Berlioz 
D)  Carl Linnaeus

Question 8

Goya's series of etchings entitled Caprichos

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A)  expresses his personal feelings. 
B)  has optimistic themes. 
C)  portrays idealized subjects. 
D)  celebrates the Spanish aristocracy. 
A)  expresses his personal feelings. 
B)  has optimistic themes. 
C)  portrays idealized subjects. 
D)  celebrates the Spanish aristocracy.

Question 9

In his paintings, Goya expressed

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A)  a nightmarish vision of the world. 
B)  a growing despair over the fate of his beloved Spanish homeland. 
C)  psychological insight into the subjects of his portraits. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  a nightmarish vision of the world. 
B)  a growing despair over the fate of his beloved Spanish homeland. 
C)  psychological insight into the subjects of his portraits. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

Discuss Napoleon's successes and failures as a military leader and as a diplomat.

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a highly successf

Question 11

The Industrial Revolution began in England in part because its

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A)  peasants were clamoring for new jobs. 
B)  feudal system had collapsed. 
C)  government was willing to fund industrial growth. 
D)  colonial empire was a source for raw materials. 
A)  peasants were clamoring for new jobs. 
B)  feudal system had collapsed. 
C)  government was willing to fund industrial growth. 
D)  colonial empire was a source for raw materials.

Question 12

What contributions did English poets make to romantic literature? Discuss two of the following: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Keats.

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English poets made significant contribut

Question 13

Which of the following exemplifies the romantic reaction against Enlightenment rationalism?

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A)  Pride and Prejudice 
B)  Lyrical Ballads 
C)  Frankenstein 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Pride and Prejudice 
B)  Lyrical Ballads 
C)  Frankenstein 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following was a theme or subject found in romantic paintings?

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A)  kings and aristocrats at play 
B)  scenes of the middle class enjoying the countryside 
C)  landscapes 
D)  classical Greeks and Romans in set poses 
A)  kings and aristocrats at play 
B)  scenes of the middle class enjoying the countryside 
C)  landscapes 
D)  classical Greeks and Romans in set poses

Question 15

Which groups welcomed the social and political revolutions of the late eighteenth century? What were their reasons for doing so?

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The social and political revolutions of

Question 16

Romantic nationalism was at first

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A)  an attempt to reduce the influence of folk culture. 
B)  a rejection of aristocratic culture. 
C)  little more than a reaction against foreign influences. 
D)  an aggressive attitude that insisted on the moral superiority of one people over all others. 
A)  an attempt to reduce the influence of folk culture. 
B)  a rejection of aristocratic culture. 
C)  little more than a reaction against foreign influences. 
D)  an aggressive attitude that insisted on the moral superiority of one people over all others.

Question 17

Contrast the differing impact made by the French Revolution and Napoleon's reforms on women.

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The French Revolution and Napoleon's ref

Question 18

France under Louis XVI can be described as a

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A)  country with a uniformly high standard of living. 
B)  nation with a large national debt. 
C)  people united under a well-beloved king. 
D)  country with an equitable tax system. 
A)  country with a uniformly high standard of living. 
B)  nation with a large national debt. 
C)  people united under a well-beloved king. 
D)  country with an equitable tax system.

Question 19

What is meant by German idealism, and how was it expressed in the philosophy of Kant?

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German idealism refers to a philosophica

Question 20

The Sturm und Drang movement

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A)  started in Russia. 
B)  supported the values of classicism. 
C)  voiced support for organized religion. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  started in Russia. 
B)  supported the values of classicism. 
C)  voiced support for organized religion. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Exam 18: Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

One immediate outcome of the American Revolution was that

After the American Revolution, the new nation's leaders realized their democratic goals by

One of Napoleon's major domestic reforms was a

Ricardo's "iron law of wages" held that wages for workers

One major change in Europe between 1789 and 1815 was the

The French painter Ingres is best remembered as

Which composer is most famous for perfecting the art song, or lied?

Goya's series of etchings entitled Caprichos

In his paintings, Goya expressed

Discuss Napoleon's successes and failures as a military leader and as a diplomat.

The Industrial Revolution began in England in part because its

What contributions did English poets make to romantic literature? Discuss two of the following: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Keats.

Which of the following exemplifies the romantic reaction against Enlightenment rationalism?

Which of the following was a theme or subject found in romantic paintings?

Which groups welcomed the social and political revolutions of the late eighteenth century? What were their reasons for doing so?

Romantic nationalism was at first

Contrast the differing impact made by the French Revolution and Napoleon's reforms on women.

France under Louis XVI can be described as a

What is meant by German idealism, and how was it expressed in the philosophy of Kant?

The Sturm und Drang movement

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

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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

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

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