Question 1

According to the text,the central premise of modern idealism is that

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A)  human consciousness builds the world and determines its form. 
B)  a person will only do his best when he is inspired by high standards regardless of how realistic they may be. 
C)  this world is only a shadow of a world of perfect eternal forms. 
D)  only the intellect matters in the human experience. 
E)  religion and modern culture are reconcilable on the level of general, self-evident ideas. 
A)  human consciousness builds the world and determines its form. 
B)  a person will only do his best when he is inspired by high standards regardless of how realistic they may be. 
C)  this world is only a shadow of a world of perfect eternal forms. 
D)  only the intellect matters in the human experience. 
E)  religion and modern culture are reconcilable on the level of general, self-evident ideas.

Question 2

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

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The phenomenal world refers to the world

Question 3

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-In what ways did nineteenth-century nationalism embody new ideas about emotion and progress? Identify and discuss some of the ways in which those nationalist ideals presented a danger to European stability.

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Nineteenth-century nationalism embodied

Question 4

In discussions about nations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,a nation was identified as

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A)  the government administering a set piece of territory. 
B)  the physical land or country on which a given people lived. 
C)  the people as a whole whether or not they have a government of their own. 
D)  indistinguishable from a state. 
E)  indistinguishable from a country. 
A)  the government administering a set piece of territory. 
B)  the physical land or country on which a given people lived. 
C)  the people as a whole whether or not they have a government of their own. 
D)  indistinguishable from a state. 
E)  indistinguishable from a country.

Question 5

What did romantics seek in the study of history?

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A)  the uniqueness of historical moments 
B)  instructional lessons for improved behavior 
C)  general laws of human behavior 
D)  a better understanding of the present 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the uniqueness of historical moments 
B)  instructional lessons for improved behavior 
C)  general laws of human behavior 
D)  a better understanding of the present 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

One of the earliest literary expressions of the romantic sensibility,also associated with the Enlightenment was

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A)  Voltaire's Candide. 
B)  Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. 
C)  Rousseau's Confessions. 
D)  Diderot's Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown. 
E)  Montesquieu's Persian Letters. 
A)  Voltaire's Candide. 
B)  Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. 
C)  Rousseau's Confessions. 
D)  Diderot's Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown. 
E)  Montesquieu's Persian Letters.

Question 7

The romantic attitude toward the Middle Ages is best characterized as

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A)  denigration. 
B)  reverence. 
C)  incomprehension. 
D)  bewilderment. 
E)  revulsion. 
A)  denigration. 
B)  reverence. 
C)  incomprehension. 
D)  bewilderment. 
E)  revulsion.

Question 8

During the nineteenth century,socialists and liberals would have agreed on which of the following points?

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A)  A scientific approach to problems is good for science, but not for society. 
B)  Supporting individualism would be the key to reform. 
C)  Abolishing private property would solve societal injustice. 
D)  There must be a rational analysis of society in order to make improvements. 
E)  Only government action can solve the worst of society's problems. 
A)  A scientific approach to problems is good for science, but not for society. 
B)  Supporting individualism would be the key to reform. 
C)  Abolishing private property would solve societal injustice. 
D)  There must be a rational analysis of society in order to make improvements. 
E)  Only government action can solve the worst of society's problems.

Question 9

According to the text,all of the following were contradictions between liberalism and nationalism in the first half of the nineteenth centuryEXCEPT

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A)  liberalismfocused on universal rights; nationalism on national rights. 
B)  liberalismwas based on rationalism; nationalism on emotion. 
C)  liberalismstrove for an objective view of history; nationalism made history subject to the perceived needs of a people. 
D)  liberalismdisregarded the individual; nationalism valued each individual. 
E)  liberalismhad a cosmopolitan quality; nationalism was focused on what distinguished people from each other. 
A)  liberalismfocused on universal rights; nationalism on national rights. 
B)  liberalismwas based on rationalism; nationalism on emotion. 
C)  liberalismstrove for an objective view of history; nationalism made history subject to the perceived needs of a people. 
D)  liberalismdisregarded the individual; nationalism valued each individual. 
E)  liberalismhad a cosmopolitan quality; nationalism was focused on what distinguished people from each other.

Question 10

The state and other authorities were viewed by liberals as major threats to human freedom.Therefore,liberals in the nineteenth century demanded

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A)  constitutions that would guarantee basic freedoms of speech, religion, press, property, and security. 
B)  freely elected parliaments. 
C)  division and balance of powers in the government. 
D)  minimal governmental interference in the economy and in people's private lives. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  constitutions that would guarantee basic freedoms of speech, religion, press, property, and security. 
B)  freely elected parliaments. 
C)  division and balance of powers in the government. 
D)  minimal governmental interference in the economy and in people's private lives. 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

German idealism developed in part as a response to the challenge posed by ​

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A)  industrialization. 
B)  empiricism. 
C)  liberalism. 
D)  Napoleon. 
E)  positivism. 
A)  industrialization. 
B)  empiricism. 
C)  liberalism. 
D)  Napoleon. 
E)  positivism.

Question 12

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

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Empiricism is a philosophical doctrine t

Question 13

William Wordsworth stated that it was not mathematics and logic that yielded the highest truth but

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A)  idealism. 
B)  silence. 
C)  phenomenology. 
D)  poetry. 
E)  thedialectic. 
A)  idealism. 
B)  silence. 
C)  phenomenology. 
D)  poetry. 
E)  thedialectic.

Question 14

The radical romantic painter and poet William Blake ​

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A)  conveyed tormented religious and political beliefs in his work. 
B)  was stimulated by Dante'sDivine Comedy. 
C)  wrote that reason was "an Incrustation [scab] over my Immortal Spirit." 
D)  completely rejected the artistic conventions of the past. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  conveyed tormented religious and political beliefs in his work. 
B)  was stimulated by Dante'sDivine Comedy. 
C)  wrote that reason was "an Incrustation [scab] over my Immortal Spirit." 
D)  completely rejected the artistic conventions of the past. 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

Conservatives such as Burke believed all the following to be true EXCEPT

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A)  human nature and social relations are too complex to be subject to social engineering. 
B)  the Enlightenment and revolutionaries had reduced people to abstractions divorced from their historical environment. 
C)  individuals have only limited intelligence and must rely on "the general bank and capital of nations and of the ages." 
D)  beneficial institutions need not be rational or intellectually elegant. 
E)  society is a complex mechanism that should be overhauled. 
A)  human nature and social relations are too complex to be subject to social engineering. 
B)  the Enlightenment and revolutionaries had reduced people to abstractions divorced from their historical environment. 
C)  individuals have only limited intelligence and must rely on "the general bank and capital of nations and of the ages." 
D)  beneficial institutions need not be rational or intellectually elegant. 
E)  society is a complex mechanism that should be overhauled.

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-What were the main characteristics of Romanticism,and in what ways did the Romantic Movement represent a rejection of earlier modes of thinking? Use specific examples to support your assessment.

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Romanticism was a cultural movement that

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Idealism is a philosophical concept and

Question 18

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

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The answer of Please define the following key terms. Show...

Question 19

In nineteenth-century European life,Christianity was replaced as the dominant spiritual force by

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A)  atheism. 
B)  radicalism. 
C)  romanticism. 
D)  nationalism. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  atheism. 
B)  radicalism. 
C)  romanticism. 
D)  nationalism. 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-What were the varieties of early socialism,and who were their representatives? How successful were early socialists in creating the society they desired?

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The varieties of early socialism include

According to the text,the central premise of modern idealism is that

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In what ways did nineteenth-century nationalism embody new ideas about emotion and progress? Identify and discuss some of the ways in which those nationalist ideals presented a danger to European stability.

In discussions about nations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,a nation was identified as

What did romantics seek in the study of history?

One of the earliest literary expressions of the romantic sensibility,also associated with the Enlightenment was

The romantic attitude toward the Middle Ages is best characterized as

During the nineteenth century,socialists and liberals would have agreed on which of the following points?

According to the text,all of the following were contradictions between liberalism and nationalism in the first half of the nineteenth centuryEXCEPT

The state and other authorities were viewed by liberals as major threats to human freedom.Therefore,liberals in the nineteenth century demanded

German idealism developed in part as a response to the challenge posed by

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

William Wordsworth stated that it was not mathematics and logic that yielded the highest truth but

The radical romantic painter and poet William Blake

Conservatives such as Burke believed all the following to be true EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the main characteristics of Romanticism,and in what ways did the Romantic Movement represent a rejection of earlier modes of thinking? Use specific examples to support your assessment.

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

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

In nineteenth-century European life,Christianity was replaced as the dominant spiritual force by

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the varieties of early socialism,and who were their representatives? How successful were early socialists in creating the society they desired?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and 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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Exam 6: Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

According to the text,the central premise of modern idealism is that

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -In what ways did nineteenth-century nationalism embody new ideas about emotion and progress? Identify and discuss some of the ways in which those nationalist ideals presented a danger to European stability.

In discussions about nations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,a nation was identified as

What did romantics seek in the study of history?

One of the earliest literary expressions of the romantic sensibility,also associated with the Enlightenment was

The romantic attitude toward the Middle Ages is best characterized as

During the nineteenth century,socialists and liberals would have agreed on which of the following points?

According to the text,all of the following were contradictions between liberalism and nationalism in the first half of the nineteenth centuryEXCEPT

The state and other authorities were viewed by liberals as major threats to human freedom.Therefore,liberals in the nineteenth century demanded

German idealism developed in part as a response to the challenge posed by ​

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

William Wordsworth stated that it was not mathematics and logic that yielded the highest truth but

The radical romantic painter and poet William Blake ​

Conservatives such as Burke believed all the following to be true EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the main characteristics of Romanticism,and in what ways did the Romantic Movement represent a rejection of earlier modes of thinking? Use specific examples to support your assessment.

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

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

In nineteenth-century European life,Christianity was replaced as the dominant spiritual force by

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -What were the varieties of early socialism,and who were their representatives? How successful were early socialists in creating the society they desired?

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

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

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

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

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

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

The Troubled Present

Filters

German idealism developed in part as a response to the challenge posed by

The radical romantic painter and poet William Blake