Question 1

The Reform Act of 1832

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A) was pushed through by the landed aristocracy. 
B) primarily benefited the working poor. 
C) made British throne an elected position. 
D) abolished the House of Lords. 
E) increased the number of people eligible to vote. 
A) was pushed through by the landed aristocracy. 
B) primarily benefited the working poor. 
C) made British throne an elected position. 
D) abolished the House of Lords. 
E) increased the number of people eligible to vote.

Question 2

The Romantics were committed to individualism, an interest in the unique characteristics of each person.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Britain's Tories and Whigs

Accepted Answer

The Tories and Whigs were two political

Question 4

For the Romantics, the novel ranked above all other literary forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Economic liberals favored central planning and state involvement in all aspects of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which artist was one of the most famous French exponents of the Romantic school of painting?

Accepted Answer

A) Boucher 
B) Degas 
C) Delacroix 
D) Watteau 
E) Chardin 
A) Boucher 
B) Degas 
C) Delacroix 
D) Watteau 
E) Chardin

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton feared political centralization and its consequences for popular liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Louis Blanc's "national workshops" in France

Accepted Answer

A) became a vital part of the French economy. 
B) were extremely important to the French radical aristocracy. 
C) became little more than unemployment compensation units through public works projects. 
D) built many national parks in France. 
E) turned the city of Paris into the "City of Lights." 
A) became a vital part of the French economy. 
B) were extremely important to the French radical aristocracy. 
C) became little more than unemployment compensation units through public works projects. 
D) built many national parks in France. 
E) turned the city of Paris into the "City of Lights."

Question 9

How do the ideas of Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and John Stuart Mill represent the various elements of the ideology of liberalism?

Accepted Answer

The ideas of Thomas Malthus, David Ricar

Question 10

Who was known as "the Liberator" in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) José de San Martín 
B) Simón Bolívar 
C) Guillermo Pelgrón 
D) Simón Carreño 
E) George Washington 
A) José de San Martín 
B) Simón Bolívar 
C) Guillermo Pelgrón 
D) Simón Carreño 
E) George Washington

Question 11

What similarities do the revolutions of Latin America have with the revolutions of Europe during the early to middle decades of the nineteenth century? How did they differ?

Accepted Answer

The revolutions of Latin America and Eur

Question 12

What made nationalism a radical political ideology in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Nationalism became a radical political i

Question 13

How did Britain avoid the political turmoil that rocked the Continent in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

Britain managed to avoid the level of po

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
The brothers Grimm

Accepted Answer

The Brothers Grimm were Jacob and Wilhel

Question 15

The author of Essay on the Principles of Population was

Accepted Answer

A) Adam Smith. 
B) David Ricardo. 
C) Joseph de Maistre. 
D) Edmund Burke. 
E) Thomas Malthus. 
A) Adam Smith. 
B) David Ricardo. 
C) Joseph de Maistre. 
D) Edmund Burke. 
E) Thomas Malthus.

Question 16

In 1815 Great Britain was governed by

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A) an absolute monarch. 
B) the middle classes. 
C) the people as a whole. 
D) the aristocratic landowning classes. 
E) wealthy merchants. 
A) an absolute monarch. 
B) the middle classes. 
C) the people as a whole. 
D) the aristocratic landowning classes. 
E) wealthy merchants.

Question 17

Which social group was the foremost in embracing liberalism?

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A) Factory workers 
B) The industrial middle class 
C) Radical aristocrats 
D) Army officers 
E) The landed gentry 
A) Factory workers 
B) The industrial middle class 
C) Radical aristocrats 
D) Army officers 
E) The landed gentry

Exam 21: Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

The Reform Act of 1832

The Romantics were committed to individualism, an interest in the unique characteristics of each person.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Britain's Tories and Whigs

For the Romantics, the novel ranked above all other literary forms.

Economic liberals favored central planning and state involvement in all aspects of the economy.

Which artist was one of the most famous French exponents of the Romantic school of painting?

Alexander Hamilton feared political centralization and its consequences for popular liberties.

Louis Blanc's "national workshops" in France

How do the ideas of Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and John Stuart Mill represent the various elements of the ideology of liberalism?

Who was known as "the Liberator" in Latin America?

What similarities do the revolutions of Latin America have with the revolutions of Europe during the early to middle decades of the nineteenth century? How did they differ?

What made nationalism a radical political ideology in the first half of the nineteenth century?

How did Britain avoid the political turmoil that rocked the Continent in the 1830s and 1840s?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. The brothers Grimm

The author of Essay on the Principles of Population was

In 1815 Great Britain was governed by

Which social group was the foremost in embracing liberalism?

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