Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Crystal Palace Exhibition

Accepted Answer

Great Exhibition of

Question 2

The idea of improving humanity by encouraging reproduction of those with "desirable traits" is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eugenics 
B)  evolution 
C)  genetic selection 
D)  natural selection 
E)  Mendelism 
A)  eugenics 
B)  evolution 
C)  genetic selection 
D)  natural selection 
E)  Mendelism

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Pablo Picasso

Accepted Answer

Spanish painter, fou

Question 4

Who invented the tourism industry in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Thomas Brothers 
B)  Henry Fodor 
C)  Thomas Cook 
D)  Nathanial Thomas 
E)  Stephen Saint-James 
A)  The Thomas Brothers 
B)  Henry Fodor 
C)  Thomas Cook 
D)  Nathanial Thomas 
E)  Stephen Saint-James

Question 5

Who was the founder of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Morris 
B)  Alphonse Mucha 
C)  Marcel Duchamp 
D)  Pablo Picasso 
E)  Gustav Klimt 
A)  William Morris 
B)  Alphonse Mucha 
C)  Marcel Duchamp 
D)  Pablo Picasso 
E)  Gustav Klimt

Question 6

Monet is known for his paintings of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scandalous subjects 
B)  peasants 
C)  political figures 
D)  dance halls 
E)  haystacks 
A)  scandalous subjects 
B)  peasants 
C)  political figures 
D)  dance halls 
E)  haystacks

Question 7

The Bon Marché store in Paris catered to the wealthiest clientele with luxury goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Panama Canal made it possible for English ships to reach India 50 percent faster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Who was known for his posters advertising night clubs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
D)  Picasso 
E)  Renoir 
A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
D)  Picasso 
E)  Renoir

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Panama Canal

Accepted Answer

An artificial waterway connect

Question 11

The study of genetics was advanced in the nineteenth century by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Linus Pauling 
C)  Gregor Mendel 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
E)  Louis Pasteur 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Linus Pauling 
C)  Gregor Mendel 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
E)  Louis Pasteur

Question 12

Among Louis Pasteur's contributions to the field of public health were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  heating drinks to kill microbacteria 
B)  developing vaccines 
C)  promoting standards of hygiene to reduce illness 
D)  using sterilization to reduce infections in hospitals and surgery 
E)  all of these 
A)  heating drinks to kill microbacteria 
B)  developing vaccines 
C)  promoting standards of hygiene to reduce illness 
D)  using sterilization to reduce infections in hospitals and surgery 
E)  all of these

Question 13

The telephone was invented by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Graham Bell 
B)  Werner von Siemens 
C)  Thomas Edison 
D)  Samuel Morse 
E)  Baron Schilling 
A)  Alexander Graham Bell 
B)  Werner von Siemens 
C)  Thomas Edison 
D)  Samuel Morse 
E)  Baron Schilling

Question 14

Which profession was least likely to increase in the late nineteenth century middle classes in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Banker 
B)  Professor 
C)  Physician 
D)  Lawyer 
E)  Dentist 
A)  Banker 
B)  Professor 
C)  Physician 
D)  Lawyer 
E)  Dentist

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-positivism

Accepted Answer

Comte's philosophy of knowledg

Question 16

Dostoyevsky was condemned to death for being part of a radical reading circle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Panama Canal connected which areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  North and South America 
B)  The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans 
C)  The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean 
D)  The Indian and Pacific Oceans 
E)  Africa and Europe 
A)  North and South America 
B)  The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans 
C)  The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean 
D)  The Indian and Pacific Oceans 
E)  Africa and Europe

Question 18

In revolutionizing shopping as a consumer industry, Aristide Boucicaut's Bon Marché provided all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to see merchandise without obligation to purchase 
B)  catalogues 
C)  a return policy 
D)  seasonal sales 
E)  buying on credit 
A)  the ability to see merchandise without obligation to purchase 
B)  catalogues 
C)  a return policy 
D)  seasonal sales 
E)  buying on credit

Question 19

What was the most important technological advance in production in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should r

Question 20

The first multi-story building was built in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  New York 
D)  Chicago 
E)  Berlin 
A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  New York 
D)  Chicago 
E)  Berlin

Exam 23: The Culture of Industrial Europe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Crystal Palace Exhibition

The idea of improving humanity by encouraging reproduction of those with "desirable traits" is called ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Pablo Picasso

Who invented the tourism industry in Britain?

Who was the founder of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain?

Monet is known for his paintings of ______________.

The Bon Marché store in Paris catered to the wealthiest clientele with luxury goods.

The Panama Canal made it possible for English ships to reach India 50 percent faster.

Who was known for his posters advertising night clubs?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Panama Canal

The study of genetics was advanced in the nineteenth century by ______________.

Among Louis Pasteur's contributions to the field of public health were ______________.

The telephone was invented by ______________.

Which profession was least likely to increase in the late nineteenth century middle classes in Europe?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -positivism

Dostoyevsky was condemned to death for being part of a radical reading circle.

The Panama Canal connected which areas?

In revolutionizing shopping as a consumer industry, Aristide Boucicaut's Bon Marché provided all of the following except ______________.

What was the most important technological advance in production in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why?

The first multi-story building was built in which city?

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