Question 1

German idealism developed as a response to the ideas of

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A)  de Bonald. 
B)  Hugo. 
C)  Schlegel. 
D)  Schleiermacher. 
E)  Hume. 
A)  de Bonald. 
B)  Hugo. 
C)  Schlegel. 
D)  Schleiermacher. 
E)  Hume.

Question 2

​The book Reflections on the Revolution in France helped to create

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A)  ​conservatism. 
B)  ​liberalism. 
C)  ​socialism. 
D)  ​nationalism. 
E)  ​romanticism. 
A)  ​conservatism. 
B)  ​liberalism. 
C)  ​socialism. 
D)  ​nationalism. 
E)  ​romanticism.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Conservatism

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Conservatism is a political and social p

Question 4

What were the political views of Edmund Burke?

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Edmund Burke was a prominent political t

Question 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-nationalism

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Nationalism is an ideological concept th

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Volksgeist

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Volksgeist is a German term that transla

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Victor Hugo

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Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist,

Question 8

​Conservatives view of society included all of the following except

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A)  ​society needed Christianity or else it became brutalized. 
B)  ​the community is the building block of society. 
C)  ​society worked best when individuals were free and autonomous. 
D)  ​individualism could imperil stability.​ 
E)  ​religion is the basis of civil society. 
A)  ​society needed Christianity or else it became brutalized. 
B)  ​the community is the building block of society. 
C)  ​society worked best when individuals were free and autonomous. 
D)  ​individualism could imperil stability.​ 
E)  ​religion is the basis of civil society.

Question 9

For Hegel,the supreme embodiment of Universal Reason in the world was

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A)  the individual. 
B)  the church. 
C)  extraordinary individuals like Jesus. 
D)  the German volk. 
E)  the state. 
A)  the individual. 
B)  the church. 
C)  extraordinary individuals like Jesus. 
D)  the German volk. 
E)  the state.

Question 10

What is meant by the term romanticism? hHow did the romantics differ from the philosophes?

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Romanticism was a cultural movement that

Question 11

Many romantics saw a dark side of the unconsciousness and were often compared to

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A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Freud. 
C)  William Blake 
D)  Dante 
E)  Hume 
A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Freud. 
C)  William Blake 
D)  Dante 
E)  Hume

Question 12

​Many Romantics viewed God as

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A)  ​a great watchmaker. 
B)  ​inspiring spiritual force. 
C)  ​a manipulative force. 
D)  ​ an opiate of the masses. 
E)  ​dispassionate observer. 
A)  ​a great watchmaker. 
B)  ​inspiring spiritual force. 
C)  ​a manipulative force. 
D)  ​ an opiate of the masses. 
E)  ​dispassionate observer.

Question 13

Who has been called the dominant figure among French romantics?

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A)  Flaubert 
B)  Zola 
C)  Sand 
D)  Hugo 
E)  Bacon 
A)  Flaubert 
B)  Zola 
C)  Sand 
D)  Hugo 
E)  Bacon

Question 14

The bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century usually supported

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A)  socialism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  technocratic socialism. 
D)  Hegelian dialectics. 
E)  radicalism. 
A)  socialism. 
B)  liberalism. 
C)  technocratic socialism. 
D)  Hegelian dialectics. 
E)  radicalism.

Question 15

What was the relationship between nationalism and liberalism in the nineteenth century? Has this relationship necessarily continued into the twentieth century? Discuss.

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In the nineteenth century, nationalism a

Question 16

The best characterization of the romantics' attitude towards history is

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A)  lack of interest. 
B)  a search for general laws of history. 
C)  respect for and interest in each specific historical epoch. 
D)  a search for edifying moral lessons from history. 
E)  history served a didactic purpose by providing examples of human folly. 
A)  lack of interest. 
B)  a search for general laws of history. 
C)  respect for and interest in each specific historical epoch. 
D)  a search for edifying moral lessons from history. 
E)  history served a didactic purpose by providing examples of human folly.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Johann Gottfried Herder

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Johann Gottfried Herder was an influenti

Question 18

Romantic art emphasized

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A)  photographic imitations of nature. 
B)  conscious and precise observations of a subject. 
C)  harmony between the human mind and the subject. 
D)  a non-religious attitude toward their art. 
E)  spontaneous and authentic expressions of the artist's feelings, fantasies and dreams. 
A)  photographic imitations of nature. 
B)  conscious and precise observations of a subject. 
C)  harmony between the human mind and the subject. 
D)  a non-religious attitude toward their art. 
E)  spontaneous and authentic expressions of the artist's feelings, fantasies and dreams.

Question 19

Nineteenth Century liberals​ espoused all of the following except

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A)  ​freedom of speech 
B)  ​freedom from arbitrary arrest 
C)  ​a government derived its authority from the consent of the governed 
D)  ​universal voting rights 
E)  ​protection of property rights 
A)  ​freedom of speech 
B)  ​freedom from arbitrary arrest 
C)  ​a government derived its authority from the consent of the governed 
D)  ​universal voting rights 
E)  ​protection of property rights

Question 20

All of the following are true statements about the romantics except they

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A)  denounced the rationalism of the philosophes because it crushed the emotions and impeded creativity. 
B)  yearned to rediscover in the human soul the pristine freedom that has been squashed by habits, values, rules, and standards imposed by civilization. 
C)  saw feeling as an obstacle to clear thinking. 
D)  wanted individuals to play their own music; write their own poetry; paint their own vision of nature; and live, love, and suffer in their own way. 
E)  saw reason as cold and dreary, and its understanding of people and life meager and inadequate. 
A)  denounced the rationalism of the philosophes because it crushed the emotions and impeded creativity. 
B)  yearned to rediscover in the human soul the pristine freedom that has been squashed by habits, values, rules, and standards imposed by civilization. 
C)  saw feeling as an obstacle to clear thinking. 
D)  wanted individuals to play their own music; write their own poetry; paint their own vision of nature; and live, love, and suffer in their own way. 
E)  saw reason as cold and dreary, and its understanding of people and life meager and inadequate.

Exam 13: Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

German idealism developed as a response to the ideas of

​The book Reflections on the Revolution in France helped to create

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Conservatism

What were the political views of Edmund Burke?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -nationalism

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Volksgeist

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Victor Hugo

​Conservatives view of society included all of the following except

For Hegel,the supreme embodiment of Universal Reason in the world was

What is meant by the term romanticism? hHow did the romantics differ from the philosophes?

Many romantics saw a dark side of the unconsciousness and were often compared to

​Many Romantics viewed God as

Who has been called the dominant figure among French romantics?

The bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century usually supported

What was the relationship between nationalism and liberalism in the nineteenth century? Has this relationship necessarily continued into the twentieth century? Discuss.

The best characterization of the romantics' attitude towards history is

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Johann Gottfried Herder

Romantic art emphasized

Nineteenth Century liberals​ espoused all of the following except

All of the following are true statements about the romantics except they

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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The book Reflections on the Revolution in France helped to create

Conservatives view of society included all of the following except

Many Romantics viewed God as

Nineteenth Century liberals espoused all of the following except