Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Frederic Chopin

Accepted Answer

Polish composer and pianist, best known for his expressive Romantic piano works and his dances, especially polonaises, that celebrated Polish nationalism

Question 2

According to definition, the state is a political entity which does all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collect taxes 
B)  finance armies 
C)  issue passports 
D)  emphasize common culture 
E)  demand obedience of laws 
A)  collect taxes 
B)  finance armies 
C)  issue passports 
D)  emphasize common culture 
E)  demand obedience of laws D

Question 3

A significant characteristic among Romanticist writers was their support of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  liberalism 
B)  feminism 
C)  conservativism 
D)  rationalism 
E)  nationalism 
A)  liberalism 
B)  feminism 
C)  conservativism 
D)  rationalism 
E)  nationalism B

Question 4

What form did the territories of the German states take in the redrawing of the map at the Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  All territories were restored to pre-1800 boundaries. 
B)  The German states were put under the rule of the Prussian King. 
C)  Lichtenstein was granted sovereignty. 
D)  A confederation of states was organized into a group of thirty-nine. 
E)  Austro-Hungary was divided but incorporated territories in the Balkans. 
A)  All territories were restored to pre-1800 boundaries. 
B)  The German states were put under the rule of the Prussian King. 
C)  Lichtenstein was granted sovereignty. 
D)  A confederation of states was organized into a group of thirty-nine. 
E)  Austro-Hungary was divided but incorporated territories in the Balkans.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Yugoslav

Accepted Answer

Group of related languages and

Question 6

What is the distinction between "nation" and "state," according to nineteenth-century European standards?

Accepted Answer

The terms are easily confused in English

Question 7

Russia's political and radical mythology has enshrined the ___________ as the "first revolutionaries."

Accepted Answer

A)  Septembrists 
B)  Octobrists 
C)  Novembrists 
D)  Decembrists 
E)  Augustinians 
A)  Septembrists 
B)  Octobrists 
C)  Novembrists 
D)  Decembrists 
E)  Augustinians

Question 8

What is the correct order of British succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  George IV, Victoria, William IV 
B)  William IV, George IV, Victoria 
C)  Victoria, William IV, George IV 
D)  George IV, William IV, Victoria 
E)  William IV, Victoria, George IV 
A)  George IV, Victoria, William IV 
B)  William IV, George IV, Victoria 
C)  Victoria, William IV, George IV 
D)  George IV, William IV, Victoria 
E)  William IV, Victoria, George IV

Question 9

Where did composer Frederic Chopin spend most of his life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Austria 
C)  Poland 
D)  France 
E)  Hungary 
A)  Germany 
B)  Austria 
C)  Poland 
D)  France 
E)  Hungary

Question 10

The Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were an attempt to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  promote a liberalist agenda in Germany 
B)  unify the German states through the radical activities of Young Germany 
C)  enforce German as the primary language among the Confederation 
D)  restrict political expression in the press and universities in Germany 
E)  restrict foreign influences (particularly French) on German culture 
A)  promote a liberalist agenda in Germany 
B)  unify the German states through the radical activities of Young Germany 
C)  enforce German as the primary language among the Confederation 
D)  restrict political expression in the press and universities in Germany 
E)  restrict foreign influences (particularly French) on German culture

Question 11

The primary motivation for Belgian independence was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalism 
B)  religious differences with the Netherlands 
C)  restrictions on free-market trade 
D)  seeking a constitution and parliament as a satellite nation under Prussian domain 
E)  rejection of the Congress System 
A)  nationalism 
B)  religious differences with the Netherlands 
C)  restrictions on free-market trade 
D)  seeking a constitution and parliament as a satellite nation under Prussian domain 
E)  rejection of the Congress System

Question 12

John Stuart Mill wrote in support of women being recognized as equal in intelligence and political understanding to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which is true of George IV's popularity?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was loved for his puritanical beliefs but hated for his marriage. 
B)  He was loved by the middle classes but hated by the aristocracy. 
C)  He was hated by the lower classes for his onerous tax policies. 
D)  He was hated for his sexual immorality. 
E)  He was loved for his cosmopolitanism and sense of style. 
A)  He was loved for his puritanical beliefs but hated for his marriage. 
B)  He was loved by the middle classes but hated by the aristocracy. 
C)  He was hated by the lower classes for his onerous tax policies. 
D)  He was hated for his sexual immorality. 
E)  He was loved for his cosmopolitanism and sense of style.

Question 14

Who was the German artist in Romanticism who painted stark landscapes to express God in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conrad von Hearst 
B)  Eugene Delacroix 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Caspar David Friedrich 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Conrad von Hearst 
B)  Eugene Delacroix 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Caspar David Friedrich 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 15

Discuss the influence of the French Revolution on politics and culture.

Accepted Answer

The ideas of the Enlightenment and the F

Question 16

What were the key tenets of Romanticism, and how were they expressed in opposition to earlier traditions?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism embraced emotion, individual

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Factory Acts

Accepted Answer

British laws of 1833, 1842, an

Question 18

Utilitarianism places the main emphasis on ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  practical reforms 
B)  social programs for alleviation of poverty 
C)  morality 
D)  democratic reforms 
E)  traditional family values 
A)  practical reforms 
B)  social programs for alleviation of poverty 
C)  morality 
D)  democratic reforms 
E)  traditional family values

Question 19

Why was the French Revolution seen as a failure by nineteenth-century standards?

Accepted Answer

The Revolution was seen as a failure par

Question 20

Which is true of the Corn Laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increased the price of bread. 
B)  They exacerbated the effects of the potato famine. 
C)  They disproportionately affected the poor. 
D)  They set off massive protests in Manchester. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  They increased the price of bread. 
B)  They exacerbated the effects of the potato famine. 
C)  They disproportionately affected the poor. 
D)  They set off massive protests in Manchester. 
E)  All of these.

Exam 20: Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Frederic Chopin

According to definition, the state is a political entity which does all of the following except ______________.

A significant characteristic among Romanticist writers was their support of ______________.

What form did the territories of the German states take in the redrawing of the map at the Congress?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Yugoslav

What is the distinction between "nation" and "state," according to nineteenth-century European standards?

Russia's political and radical mythology has enshrined the ___________ as the "first revolutionaries."

What is the correct order of British succession?

Where did composer Frederic Chopin spend most of his life?

The Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 were an attempt to ______________.

The primary motivation for Belgian independence was ______________.

John Stuart Mill wrote in support of women being recognized as equal in intelligence and political understanding to men.

Which is true of George IV's popularity?

Who was the German artist in Romanticism who painted stark landscapes to express God in nature?

Discuss the influence of the French Revolution on politics and culture.

What were the key tenets of Romanticism, and how were they expressed in opposition to earlier traditions?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Factory Acts

Utilitarianism places the main emphasis on ______________.

Why was the French Revolution seen as a failure by nineteenth-century standards?

Which is true of the Corn Laws?

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Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

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