Question 1

Which revolutionary leader helped overthrow the Manchu dynasty of China in 1912?

Accepted Answer

A) Mao Tse-tung. 
B) Chou En-lai. 
C) Sun Yat-sen. 
D) Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) Mutsushito. 
A) Mao Tse-tung. 
B) Chou En-lai. 
C) Sun Yat-sen. 
D) Chiang Kai-shek. 
E) Mutsushito.

Question 2

define the following term:
-trasformismo or transformism

Accepted Answer

Trasformismo, also known as transformism

Question 3

define the following term:
-Ernst Renan's Life of Jesus

Accepted Answer

Ernst Renan's "Life of Jesus" is a contr

Question 4

Which of the following art movements was not prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Surrealism. 
B) Cubism. 
C) Impressionism. 
D) abstract painting. 
E) Post-Impressionism. 
A) Surrealism. 
B) Cubism. 
C) Impressionism. 
D) abstract painting. 
E) Post-Impressionism.

Question 5

define the following term:
-Impressionism

Accepted Answer

Impressionism was an art movement that o

Question 6

The author whose work emphasizes suffering and faith as the means for the human soul to be purified was

Accepted Answer

A) Émile Zola. 
B) Leo Tolstoy. 
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky. 
D) Friedrich Nietzsche. 
E) Herbert Spencer. 
A) Émile Zola. 
B) Leo Tolstoy. 
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky. 
D) Friedrich Nietzsche. 
E) Herbert Spencer.

Question 7

Theodor Herzl, the leader of the Zionist movement,

Accepted Answer

A) advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. 
B) advocated the development of separate Jewish communities European cities. 
C) argued that Jewish assimilation into western European society would only be complete when Jews renounced their religious beliefs. 
D) argued that living conditions for Jews were better in eastern Europe than in western Europe. 
E) demanded that war be declared against the Ottoman Empire. 
A) advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. 
B) advocated the development of separate Jewish communities European cities. 
C) argued that Jewish assimilation into western European society would only be complete when Jews renounced their religious beliefs. 
D) argued that living conditions for Jews were better in eastern Europe than in western Europe. 
E) demanded that war be declared against the Ottoman Empire.

Question 8

In Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, the process that drives unwanted thoughts into the unconscious is known as

Accepted Answer

A) self-gratification. 
B) neural dysfunction. 
C) animal drives. 
D) repression. 
E) erasure. 
A) self-gratification. 
B) neural dysfunction. 
C) animal drives. 
D) repression. 
E) erasure.

Question 9

How do the philosophical trends of the late nineteenth century compare to the same era's artistic achievements?

Accepted Answer

The philosophical trends of the late nin

Question 10

At its premier, Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring , now considered as a classic example of modernism in music and ballet,

Accepted Answer

A) drew great public acclaim as a modern masterwork. 
B) inspired many authors to write poems using the music. 
C) caused a riot by the audience because of its sharp dissonance and blatant sensuality. 
D) restored audiences' faith in music as a rational and soothing art. 
E) was ignored when first performed and only became recognized as a classic several decades later 
A) drew great public acclaim as a modern masterwork. 
B) inspired many authors to write poems using the music. 
C) caused a riot by the audience because of its sharp dissonance and blatant sensuality. 
D) restored audiences' faith in music as a rational and soothing art. 
E) was ignored when first performed and only became recognized as a classic several decades later

Question 11

By the early twentieth century, British liberalism had abandoned laissez-faire in favor of governmental activism and social reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Pope Leo III responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B) criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C) recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D) embracing Marxist socialism. 
E) identifying Christian principles in socialism. 
A) permitting the teaching of evolution as a hypothesis in Catholic schools. 
B) criticizing capitalism for the poverty of the working classes. 
C) recommending that Catholics form labor unions to assist workers. 
D) embracing Marxist socialism. 
E) identifying Christian principles in socialism.

Question 13

Cecil Rhodes was the great champion of British imperialism in Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

define the following term:
-Balkans' crises

Accepted Answer

The term "Balkans' crises" refers to a s

Question 15

define the following term:
-the "new woman"

Accepted Answer

The "new woman" refers to a feminist ide

Question 16

define the following term:
-Congress of Berlin

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Berlin was a conference

Question 17

The Symbolists were primarily associated with which of the following types of writing?

Accepted Answer

A) Novels. 
B) Poetry. 
C) Critical essays. 
D) Letters. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Novels. 
B) Poetry. 
C) Critical essays. 
D) Letters. 
E) All of the above.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Marie and Pierre Curie

Accepted Answer

Marie and Pierre Curie were a pioneering

Question 19

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

Accepted Answer

A) realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B) naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C) in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D) realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E) in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism. 
A) realism dealt more with themes like human suffering. 
B) naturalism was more popular than realism. 
C) in general, naturalism was more pessimistic than realism. 
D) realism was simply a continuation of naturalism. 
E) in general, realism was more pessimistic than naturalism.

Question 20

define the following term:
-Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologis

Exam 24: An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

Which revolutionary leader helped overthrow the Manchu dynasty of China in 1912?

define the following term: -trasformismo or transformism

define the following term: -Ernst Renan's Life of Jesus

Which of the following art movements was not prominent in the three decades prior to World War I?

define the following term: -Impressionism

The author whose work emphasizes suffering and faith as the means for the human soul to be purified was

Theodor Herzl, the leader of the Zionist movement,

In Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, the process that drives unwanted thoughts into the unconscious is known as

How do the philosophical trends of the late nineteenth century compare to the same era's artistic achievements?

At its premier, Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring , now considered as a classic example of modernism in music and ballet,

By the early twentieth century, British liberalism had abandoned laissez-faire in favor of governmental activism and social reform.

Pope Leo III responded to modern ideas in all of the following ways except

Cecil Rhodes was the great champion of British imperialism in Asia.

define the following term: -Balkans' crises

define the following term: -the "new woman"

define the following term: -Congress of Berlin

The Symbolists were primarily associated with which of the following types of writing?

define the following term: -Marie and Pierre Curie

The greatest difference between Naturalism and Realism in literature was

define the following term: -Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis

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