Question 1

According to Jeremy Bentham,a practical application of law was one that

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A)  rewarded the individual for contributing to the common good. 
B)  reduced poverty as a moral injustice. 
C)  created the greatest happiness for the greatest number of citizens. 
D)  transformed society in a widely meaningful way. 
E)  avoided disruption of the market economy. 
A)  rewarded the individual for contributing to the common good. 
B)  reduced poverty as a moral injustice. 
C)  created the greatest happiness for the greatest number of citizens. 
D)  transformed society in a widely meaningful way. 
E)  avoided disruption of the market economy. C

Question 2

What were the problems that undermined the Congress System in achieving a balance of power?

Accepted Answer

Although territorial redistribution was accomplished through the Congress of Vienna in 1815,and even brought in France to participate in a new,collectively cooperative system of governing Europe,there were divisions from the beginning that were rooted to a certain extent in nationalism.While all the governments agreed on the restoration of conservative monarchy as the best form of restabilizing Europe,individual states had longer-term competitive issues that undermined the ideas of complete cooperation.There was competition between the states to ensure that the balance of power was not disrupted,not only to ensure a maintenance of peace,but also to ensure that no one territory got more than it was supposed to.For example,in the Greek Wars of Independence in 1821,Russia advocated supporting the Greek separation from the Ottoman Empire,but other states in the Congress,particularly England,feared that this would give Russia too great an influence in southeastern Europe,and lead Russia to a position of greater power than other states.In many respects,Britain was reluctant to become involved with the affairs of continental Europe;for example,it declined to become involved with the conflict in Spain in 1823.

Question 3

The Decembrists in Russia in 1825 staged a revolt in favor of a Constitutional Monarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The most extreme political conservative of the post-Napoleonic period was

Accepted Answer

A)  Edmund Burke. 
B)  Adam Mickiewicz. 
C)  Joseph de Maistre. 
D)  Robert Castlereagh. 
E)  Jeremy Bentham. 
A)  Edmund Burke. 
B)  Adam Mickiewicz. 
C)  Joseph de Maistre. 
D)  Robert Castlereagh. 
E)  Jeremy Bentham.

Question 5

Liberalism advocated voting rights for all of the following except

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A)  property owners. 
B)  people of moderate education. 
C)  women. 
D)  bourgeoisie. 
E)  middle classes. 
A)  property owners. 
B)  people of moderate education. 
C)  women. 
D)  bourgeoisie. 
E)  middle classes.

Question 6

Romanticism embraced rationalism and the logic of the enlightenment,seeking a return to those intellectual ideas of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A significant characteristic among Romanticist writers was their support of

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

Question 8

How did the concept of nationalism transform the European political landscape in the nineteenth century?

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Nationalism built on the ideas proposed

Question 9

How was language a significant social and political component of unrest within the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century? Use the case of Serbia as a focus.

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One of the measures of nationalism is th

Question 10

Greek independence was finally resolved in 1830 with the diplomatic support of

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A)  England and Prussia. 
B)  France and England. 
C)  France and Russia. 
D)  Russia and Prussia. 
E)  Austria and Prussia. 
A)  England and Prussia. 
B)  France and England. 
C)  France and Russia. 
D)  Russia and Prussia. 
E)  Austria and Prussia.

Question 11

By nineteenth-century standards,why was the French Revolution seen as a failure?

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The Revolution was seen as a failure par

Question 12

Conservativism can best be described as

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A)  opposing change. 
B)  preferring autocratic monarchy. 
C)  believing human nature is corrupt. 
D)  endorsing traditional organized religion. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  opposing change. 
B)  preferring autocratic monarchy. 
C)  believing human nature is corrupt. 
D)  endorsing traditional organized religion. 
E)  all of these.

Question 13

Which of the following was not a condition of returning France to the Congress System?

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A)  France had to pay an indemnity. 
B)  France had to give up lands seized during the Napoleonic Wars. 
C)  The Bourbons were restored to a conservative monarchic rule. 
D)  The Constitution was revoked. 
E)  The legislative body remained in place. 
A)  France had to pay an indemnity. 
B)  France had to give up lands seized during the Napoleonic Wars. 
C)  The Bourbons were restored to a conservative monarchic rule. 
D)  The Constitution was revoked. 
E)  The legislative body remained in place.

Question 14

Who were the two other major participants in the Congress of Vienna (after Austria)?

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A)  Russia and England. 
B)  France and Russia. 
C)  Prussia and Russia. 
D)  Prussia and France. 
E)  France and England. 
A)  Russia and England. 
B)  France and Russia. 
C)  Prussia and Russia. 
D)  Prussia and France. 
E)  France and England.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The terms are easily confused in English

Question 16

Political liberalism is best embodied by the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  David Hume. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  John Stuart Mill. 
D)  Jeremy Bentham. 
E)  Thomas Malthus. 
A)  David Hume. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  John Stuart Mill. 
D)  Jeremy Bentham. 
E)  Thomas Malthus.

Question 17

Liberalism contains all of the following features except

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A)  emphasis on freedom of the individual. 
B)  embracing civil liberties. 
C)  extension of equality to women as partners of men. 
D)  reverence for the law as a unifying standard. 
E)  a laissez-faire approach to the economy. 
A)  emphasis on freedom of the individual. 
B)  embracing civil liberties. 
C)  extension of equality to women as partners of men. 
D)  reverence for the law as a unifying standard. 
E)  a laissez-faire approach to the economy.

Question 18

Russian society under the rule of Nicholas I after December 1825 became

Accepted Answer

A)  a compromise of liberal and conservative powers to promote Russian traditions within a multiethnic empire. 
B)  divided between compromise factions in the north and south. 
C)  increasingly entrenched in European politics and economics. 
D)  a conservative police state to suppress any reform movements or political liberalism. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy with a progressive legislature. 
A)  a compromise of liberal and conservative powers to promote Russian traditions within a multiethnic empire. 
B)  divided between compromise factions in the north and south. 
C)  increasingly entrenched in European politics and economics. 
D)  a conservative police state to suppress any reform movements or political liberalism. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy with a progressive legislature.

Question 19

How was Russia's transformation to participate in European politics met with the social realms of Russian society?

Accepted Answer

Because of Russia's participation in the

Question 20

Nationalism to unify Italy was initially promoted most strongly by

Accepted Answer

A)  Giuseppe Mazzini. 
B)  Leonardo de Cavour. 
C)  the Papal States. 
D)  the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
E)  Giuseppe Garabaldi. 
A)  Giuseppe Mazzini. 
B)  Leonardo de Cavour. 
C)  the Papal States. 
D)  the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
E)  Giuseppe Garabaldi.

Exam 20: Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

According to Jeremy Bentham,a practical application of law was one that

What were the problems that undermined the Congress System in achieving a balance of power?

The Decembrists in Russia in 1825 staged a revolt in favor of a Constitutional Monarchy.

The most extreme political conservative of the post-Napoleonic period was

Liberalism advocated voting rights for all of the following except

Romanticism embraced rationalism and the logic of the enlightenment,seeking a return to those intellectual ideas of the past.

A significant characteristic among Romanticist writers was their support of

How did the concept of nationalism transform the European political landscape in the nineteenth century?

How was language a significant social and political component of unrest within the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century? Use the case of Serbia as a focus.

Greek independence was finally resolved in 1830 with the diplomatic support of

By nineteenth-century standards,why was the French Revolution seen as a failure?

Conservativism can best be described as

Which of the following was not a condition of returning France to the Congress System?

Who were the two other major participants in the Congress of Vienna (after Austria)?

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

Political liberalism is best embodied by the work of

Liberalism contains all of the following features except

Russian society under the rule of Nicholas I after December 1825 became

How was Russia's transformation to participate in European politics met with the social realms of Russian society?

Nationalism to unify Italy was initially promoted most strongly by

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