Question 1

Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?

Accepted Answer

A) portraits. 
B) Madonnas and religious scenes. 
C) landscapes and depictions of nature. 
D) scenes from aristocratic family life. 
E) urban scenes. 
A) portraits. 
B) Madonnas and religious scenes. 
C) landscapes and depictions of nature. 
D) scenes from aristocratic family life. 
E) urban scenes.

Question 2

Romanticism in art and music was well characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) Chateaubriand, whose many paintings anticipated the Impressionist movement. 
B) Beethoven, whose compositions bridged the gap between Classicism and Romanticism. 
C) Delacroix, who broke classical conventions by using only blacks and whites in his paintings. 
D) Friedrich, whose "program" music played upon the listeners' emotions. 
E) Bach, whose organ music inspired the hearer's feelings. 
A) Chateaubriand, whose many paintings anticipated the Impressionist movement. 
B) Beethoven, whose compositions bridged the gap between Classicism and Romanticism. 
C) Delacroix, who broke classical conventions by using only blacks and whites in his paintings. 
D) Friedrich, whose "program" music played upon the listeners' emotions. 
E) Bach, whose organ music inspired the hearer's feelings.

Question 3

Political caricatures during the 1830s and 1840s in France often depicted Louis-Philippe with a pear-shaped head in part because the French word for pear had the slang meaning of

Accepted Answer

A) autocratic. 
B) cruel. 
C) lascivious. 
D) corrupt. 
E) simpleton or fool. 
A) autocratic. 
B) cruel. 
C) lascivious. 
D) corrupt. 
E) simpleton or fool.

Question 4

The most successful nationalistic European revolution in 1830 was in

Accepted Answer

A) Poland. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Russia. 
E) Belgium. 
A) Poland. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Russia. 
E) Belgium.

Question 5

The Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by the United States, asked for European intervention in Latin America to prevent the revolutionary impulse from spreading northward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Klemens von Metternich

Accepted Answer

A) supported much of the revolutionary ideology after Napoleon's defeat. 
B) thought that a free press was necessary to maintain the status quo. 
C) had little influence because of his extreme conservatism. 
D) was anti-religious and supported atheistic causes. 
E) believed European monarchs shared the common interest of stability. 
A) supported much of the revolutionary ideology after Napoleon's defeat. 
B) thought that a free press was necessary to maintain the status quo. 
C) had little influence because of his extreme conservatism. 
D) was anti-religious and supported atheistic causes. 
E) believed European monarchs shared the common interest of stability.

Question 7

define the following term:
-liberalism

Accepted Answer

Liberalism is a political and moral phil

Question 8

In what specific ways did Europe respond to the need for order in society in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

In the first half of the nineteenth cent

Question 9

By 1824, which one of the following Latin American states had not become independent?

Accepted Answer

A) Peru. 
B) Paraguay. 
C) Uruguay. 
D) Colombia. 
E) Panama. 
A) Peru. 
B) Paraguay. 
C) Uruguay. 
D) Colombia. 
E) Panama.

Question 10

define the following term:
-Charles Fourier's phalansteries

Accepted Answer

Charles Fourier was a French philosopher

Question 11

The Congress of Vienna

Accepted Answer

A) gave Prussia complete control over Polish lands. 
B) created policies that would maintain the European balance of power. 
C) failed to achieve long-lasting peace among European nations. 
D) treated France leniently following Napoleon's One Hundred Days. 
E) sanctioned the political power of the bourgeoisie. 
A) gave Prussia complete control over Polish lands. 
B) created policies that would maintain the European balance of power. 
C) failed to achieve long-lasting peace among European nations. 
D) treated France leniently following Napoleon's One Hundred Days. 
E) sanctioned the political power of the bourgeoisie.

Question 12

The most important form of literary expression for the Romantics was

Accepted Answer

A) the essay. 
B) poetry. 
C) the novel. 
D) the play. 
E) the monograph. 
A) the essay. 
B) poetry. 
C) the novel. 
D) the play. 
E) the monograph.

Question 13

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community. 
A) the passage of child labor laws. 
B) the preservation of law and order. 
C) an emphasis on individual freedom. 
D) the buildup of a nation's military. 
E) the creation of a socialist community.

Question 14

define the following term:
-revolutions of 1848

Accepted Answer

The revolutions of 1848, also known as t

Question 15

define the following term:
-Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Andersen

Accepted Answer

The Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, w

Question 16

During its period of dominance in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Britain's Tory government

Accepted Answer

A) embarked on a massive program of electoral reform. 
B) passed the Corn Law of 1815, which drastically reduced tariffs on foreign grain. 
C) allowed for large public meetings and the dissemination of pamphlets among the poor as a sign of good will. 
D) enacted policies that sparked mass protests, including the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. 
E) dramatically improved the conditions of the working classes by guaranteeing cheap bread. 
A) embarked on a massive program of electoral reform. 
B) passed the Corn Law of 1815, which drastically reduced tariffs on foreign grain. 
C) allowed for large public meetings and the dissemination of pamphlets among the poor as a sign of good will. 
D) enacted policies that sparked mass protests, including the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. 
E) dramatically improved the conditions of the working classes by guaranteeing cheap bread.

Question 17

Romanticism as an ideology and a mood embraced emotionality but avoided individualism, emphasizing notions of collectivity instead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

define the following term:
-Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a classic

Question 19

Regular police forces and prison reform were geared toward

Accepted Answer

A) the creation of more disciplined and law-abiding societies. 
B) appeasing the public outcry against the barbarism of the ordeal and the rack. 
C) protecting the poor from exploitation by rich businessmen. 
D) adding an element of fear to society for psychological manipulation of mass populations. 
E) ensuring the continuance of oligarchic government. 
A) the creation of more disciplined and law-abiding societies. 
B) appeasing the public outcry against the barbarism of the ordeal and the rack. 
C) protecting the poor from exploitation by rich businessmen. 
D) adding an element of fear to society for psychological manipulation of mass populations. 
E) ensuring the continuance of oligarchic government.

Question 20

Metternich's "principle of legitimacy" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of religion. 
B) the adoption of laissez-faire economics. 
C) the sanctity of marriage. 
D) proper justification for revolution. 
E) the restoration of legitimate monarchs who would preserve traditional institutions. 
A) freedom of religion. 
B) the adoption of laissez-faire economics. 
C) the sanctity of marriage. 
D) proper justification for revolution. 
E) the restoration of legitimate monarchs who would preserve traditional institutions.

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

Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?

Romanticism in art and music was well characterized by

Political caricatures during the 1830s and 1840s in France often depicted Louis-Philippe with a pear-shaped head in part because the French word for pear had the slang meaning of

The most successful nationalistic European revolution in 1830 was in

The Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by the United States, asked for European intervention in Latin America to prevent the revolutionary impulse from spreading northward.

Klemens von Metternich

define the following term: -liberalism

In what specific ways did Europe respond to the need for order in society in the first half of the nineteenth century?

By 1824, which one of the following Latin American states had not become independent?

define the following term: -Charles Fourier's phalansteries

The Congress of Vienna

The most important form of literary expression for the Romantics was

Central to the liberal ideology in the nineteenth century was

define the following term: -revolutions of 1848

define the following term: -Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Andersen

During its period of dominance in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Britain's Tory government

Romanticism as an ideology and a mood embraced emotionality but avoided individualism, emphasizing notions of collectivity instead.

define the following term: -Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Regular police forces and prison reform were geared toward

Metternich's "principle of legitimacy" refers to

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