Question 1

The painting Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix

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A)  conveys a sense of profound sadness. 
B)  became a rallying cry for France's bourgeois establishment. 
C)  offers an optimistic nationalist symbolism. 
D)  was the product of Delacroix's wishes that an uprising would occur. 
A)  conveys a sense of profound sadness. 
B)  became a rallying cry for France's bourgeois establishment. 
C)  offers an optimistic nationalist symbolism. 
D)  was the product of Delacroix's wishes that an uprising would occur.

Question 2

Immanuel Kant's idealism distinguished between

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A)  the ideal and the spiritual. 
B)  the world that can be understood by science and the world that can be understood by intuition. 
C)  art and religion. 
D)  materialism and determinism. 
A)  the ideal and the spiritual. 
B)  the world that can be understood by science and the world that can be understood by intuition. 
C)  art and religion. 
D)  materialism and determinism.

Question 3

Hegel's ideas influenced which of the following groups?

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A)  democrats, who shared his views on the role of people in history 
B)  monarchists, who believed in the divine right of kings 
C)  atheists, who agreed with him that spiritual forces do not exist 
D)  Marxists, who borrowed his concept of the dialectic operating in history
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A)  democrats, who shared his views on the role of people in history 
B)  monarchists, who believed in the divine right of kings 
C)  atheists, who agreed with him that spiritual forces do not exist 
D)  Marxists, who borrowed his concept of the dialectic operating in history
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Question 4

Which is a true statement about John Constable?

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A)  He worked exclusively in his studio. 
B)  He studied and recorded the movement of the clouds. 
C)  He painted portraits of famous Englishmen. 
D)  He went unnoticed in his own lifetime. 
A)  He worked exclusively in his studio. 
B)  He studied and recorded the movement of the clouds. 
C)  He painted portraits of famous Englishmen. 
D)  He went unnoticed in his own lifetime.

Question 5

The major accomplishment of the French Revolution's first phase was the

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A)  end of the class system in France. 
B)  triumph of the workers. 
C)  creation of a limited constitutional monarchy. 
D)  right to vote being given to women citizens. 
A)  end of the class system in France. 
B)  triumph of the workers. 
C)  creation of a limited constitutional monarchy. 
D)  right to vote being given to women citizens.

Question 6

Neoclassicism in literature continued in England after 1800 in the works of

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A)  John Constable. 
B)  William Wordsworth. 
C)  Lord Byron. 
D)  Jane Austen. 
A)  John Constable. 
B)  William Wordsworth. 
C)  Lord Byron. 
D)  Jane Austen.

Question 7

Which painter's treatment of color anticipated that of the impressionists?

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A)  Turner 
B)  Ingres 
C)  Goya 
D)  Friedrich 
A)  Turner 
B)  Ingres 
C)  Goya 
D)  Friedrich

Question 8

In his paintings, Constable

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A)  tended to emphasize the human form. 
B)  painted "night scenes" in the manner of Caravaggio. 
C)  relied on Greek and Roman myths for subjects. 
D)  emphasized the play of sunlight. 
A)  tended to emphasize the human form. 
B)  painted "night scenes" in the manner of Caravaggio. 
C)  relied on Greek and Roman myths for subjects. 
D)  emphasized the play of sunlight.

Question 9

Géricault's painting of The Raft of the Medusa portrayed the theme of the

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A)  breakdown of civilization. 
B)  calmness of nature. 
C)  strength of sailing ships. 
D)  forgiveness of God. 
A)  breakdown of civilization. 
B)  calmness of nature. 
C)  strength of sailing ships. 
D)  forgiveness of God.

Question 10

How were the writings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo used to justify the Industrial Revolution?

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The writings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malth

Question 11

In the period from 1815 to 1830, Europe

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A)  embraced the changes brought about during the French Revolution and Empire. 
B)  continued the reforms and changes started by the French Revolution. 
C)  accepted some changes and rejected other changes caused by the French Revolution. 
D)  turned the political and social conditions back to where they were in 1789. 
A)  embraced the changes brought about during the French Revolution and Empire. 
B)  continued the reforms and changes started by the French Revolution. 
C)  accepted some changes and rejected other changes caused by the French Revolution. 
D)  turned the political and social conditions back to where they were in 1789.

Question 12

Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations

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A)  dealt with manufacturing, not with agriculture and commerce. 
B)  emphasized the concept of enlightened self-interest. 
C)  called for the intervention of governments to control their economies. 
D)  praised mercantilism as the best economic policy. 
A)  dealt with manufacturing, not with agriculture and commerce. 
B)  emphasized the concept of enlightened self-interest. 
C)  called for the intervention of governments to control their economies. 
D)  praised mercantilism as the best economic policy.

Question 13

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen included the guarantee of

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A)  a job and base wage scale. 
B)  natural and civil rights. 
C)  freedom of travel throughout the French Empire. 
D)  the right to 20 acres of land given by the state to each farmer. 
A)  a job and base wage scale. 
B)  natural and civil rights. 
C)  freedom of travel throughout the French Empire. 
D)  the right to 20 acres of land given by the state to each farmer.

Question 14

Romantic writers and artists expressed

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A)  an admiration for creative nonconformity. 
B)  a deep respect for the middle class. 
C)  a yearning to be part of the aristocracy. 
D)  a preference for the classical world. 
A)  an admiration for creative nonconformity. 
B)  a deep respect for the middle class. 
C)  a yearning to be part of the aristocracy. 
D)  a preference for the classical world.

Question 15

Malthus's argument about population held that

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A)  the future is inevitably brighter than the past. 
B)  wages inevitably fall behind prices. 
C)  population growth will inevitably outstrip food production, leading to natural calamities such as famines, plagues, and wars. 
D)  populations remain fairly stable in industrial states because of the widespread use of birth control measures. 
A)  the future is inevitably brighter than the past. 
B)  wages inevitably fall behind prices. 
C)  population growth will inevitably outstrip food production, leading to natural calamities such as famines, plagues, and wars. 
D)  populations remain fairly stable in industrial states because of the widespread use of birth control measures.

Question 16

How did conservative Europeans respond to the ideals and goals of the French Revolution in the years between 1815 and 1830?

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Conservative Europeans responded to the

Question 17

How does Goya fit into romanticism?

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Francisco Goya is often associated with

Question 18

The economic conclusions reached by Malthus and Ricardo

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A)  indicated that farmers were prospering under industrialism. 
B)  forecast a rise in the working-class standard of living. 
C)  asserted that the economy operated by chance. 
D)  offered rationales to justify the consequences of industrialization for the poor. 
A)  indicated that farmers were prospering under industrialism. 
B)  forecast a rise in the working-class standard of living. 
C)  asserted that the economy operated by chance. 
D)  offered rationales to justify the consequences of industrialization for the poor.

Question 19

What was the Sturm und Drang movement? How was it related to romanticism?

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The Sturm und Drang movement was a Germa

Question 20

The most profound influence on America's classical heritage in architecture was exercised by

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A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison

Exam 18: Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The painting Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix

Immanuel Kant's idealism distinguished between

Hegel's ideas influenced which of the following groups?

Which is a true statement about John Constable?

The major accomplishment of the French Revolution's first phase was the

Neoclassicism in literature continued in England after 1800 in the works of

Which painter's treatment of color anticipated that of the impressionists?

In his paintings, Constable

Géricault's painting of The Raft of the Medusa portrayed the theme of the

How were the writings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo used to justify the Industrial Revolution?

In the period from 1815 to 1830, Europe

Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen included the guarantee of

Romantic writers and artists expressed

Malthus's argument about population held that

How did conservative Europeans respond to the ideals and goals of the French Revolution in the years between 1815 and 1830?

How does Goya fit into romanticism?

The economic conclusions reached by Malthus and Ricardo

What was the Sturm und Drang movement? How was it related to romanticism?

The most profound influence on America's classical heritage in architecture was exercised by

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