Question 1

Modernism in the arts sought to do all the following EXCEPT

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A)  denying objectivity. 
B)  enabling the audience of whatever kind to participate in the creative process. 
C)  rearranging reality. 
D)  conveying how the artist transforms what he encounters. 
E)  denying the inner reality of the artist. 
A)  denying objectivity. 
B)  enabling the audience of whatever kind to participate in the creative process. 
C)  rearranging reality. 
D)  conveying how the artist transforms what he encounters. 
E)  denying the inner reality of the artist.

Question 2

Sorel and Nietzsche shared the belief that

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A)  life is a struggle. 
B)  bourgeois society was decadent, unheroic, and life-denying. 
C)  the irrational is central. 
D)  society must change. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  life is a struggle. 
B)  bourgeois society was decadent, unheroic, and life-denying. 
C)  the irrational is central. 
D)  society must change. 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Almost the moment it was created (by the introduction of universal manhood suffrage in many European states in the late nineteenth century),modern democracy came under attack from political theorists.What are some of the attacks described in this book? Which of them do you find convincing,and which do you not?

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 4

The democratic institutions and optimism still prevalent at the turn of the twentieth century were based on the

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A)  exaltation of force. 
B)  confidence in Europe's progress and values. 
C)  yearning of a new authority. 
D)  quest for the heroic. 
E)  fascination with the irrational and the primitive. 
A)  exaltation of force. 
B)  confidence in Europe's progress and values. 
C)  yearning of a new authority. 
D)  quest for the heroic. 
E)  fascination with the irrational and the primitive.

Question 5

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer differed in that

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A)  Schopenhauer was a German nationalist, while Nietzsche was not. 
B)  Schopenhauer was a Romantic, while Nietzsche was a Realist. 
C)  Schopenhauer believed that the human desire for security trumped the will to power, while Nietzsche believed that the will to power was supreme. 
D)  Schopenhauer believed it necessary to repress humans' blind instinctive impulses, while Nietzsche believed that they needed to be given free play. 
E)  Schopenhauer believed that the future will be violent and unsettled, while Nietzsche believed that the acquisition of power lead to a profound silence and peace. 
A)  Schopenhauer was a German nationalist, while Nietzsche was not. 
B)  Schopenhauer was a Romantic, while Nietzsche was a Realist. 
C)  Schopenhauer believed that the human desire for security trumped the will to power, while Nietzsche believed that the will to power was supreme. 
D)  Schopenhauer believed it necessary to repress humans' blind instinctive impulses, while Nietzsche believed that they needed to be given free play. 
E)  Schopenhauer believed that the future will be violent and unsettled, while Nietzsche believed that the acquisition of power lead to a profound silence and peace.

Question 6

For Durkheim,the average person in a modern society feels

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A)  bored. 
B)  isolated. 
C)  anxious. 
D)  pessimistic. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  bored. 
B)  isolated. 
C)  anxious. 
D)  pessimistic. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Pareto may be associated with which of the following concepts?

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A)  Even in a so-called democracy, power rests with a few individuals. 
B)  In the crowd, the individual loses one's identity. 
C)  Modern man suffers from a "disenchantment of the world." 
D)  A utopian community in which all are equal and in which all share equally will be possible through education. 
E)  Western society becomes increasingly rational as it develops. 
A)  Even in a so-called democracy, power rests with a few individuals. 
B)  In the crowd, the individual loses one's identity. 
C)  Modern man suffers from a "disenchantment of the world." 
D)  A utopian community in which all are equal and in which all share equally will be possible through education. 
E)  Western society becomes increasingly rational as it develops.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Nietzsche's beliefs?

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A)  Society should help the weak perish. 
B)  A society that has renounced war is a society in decline. 
C)  The state is the ultimate goal of the will to power. 
D)  German nationalism is abhorrent. 
E)  A single individual can determine a whole millennium. 
A)  Society should help the weak perish. 
B)  A society that has renounced war is a society in decline. 
C)  The state is the ultimate goal of the will to power. 
D)  German nationalism is abhorrent. 
E)  A single individual can determine a whole millennium.

Question 9

Durkheim believed that modernity was actually

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A)  a throwback to a competitive primitive world. 
B)  deficient without a new moral system. 
C)  incomplete without restoring Christian thought. 
D)  contributing to mental health by respecting the desires and drives of individuals. 
E)  a scourge on humanity that needed to be overcome. 
A)  a throwback to a competitive primitive world. 
B)  deficient without a new moral system. 
C)  incomplete without restoring Christian thought. 
D)  contributing to mental health by respecting the desires and drives of individuals. 
E)  a scourge on humanity that needed to be overcome.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The principle of uncertainty, also known

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Modernism is a broad cultural, philosoph

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-overman (superman)

Accepted Answer

The term "overman" or "superman" was pop

Question 13

Modern physics challenged Newtonian physics in all the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  time and space are no longer considered independent or absolute. 
B)  the law of cause and effect does not always apply. 
C)  the very act of scientific investigation alters what is being examined. 
D)  all forces in nature have been proven to be a single force expressed through mathematics. 
E)  at best, science can determine probability not certainty. 
A)  time and space are no longer considered independent or absolute. 
B)  the law of cause and effect does not always apply. 
C)  the very act of scientific investigation alters what is being examined. 
D)  all forces in nature have been proven to be a single force expressed through mathematics. 
E)  at best, science can determine probability not certainty.

Question 14

In The Will to Power,Nietzsche advocated

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A)  the rejection of rank and hierarchy. 
B)  the institution of socialism. 
C)  the use of the press to educate the ignorant masses. 
D)  the annihiliation of hypocrisy. 
E)  selflessness and obedience. 
A)  the rejection of rank and hierarchy. 
B)  the institution of socialism. 
C)  the use of the press to educate the ignorant masses. 
D)  the annihiliation of hypocrisy. 
E)  selflessness and obedience.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Abstract art is a style of art that does

Question 16

Le Bon's work on crowds had a political subtext,namely that

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A)  crowds could form the basis for an anarcho-syndicalist government. 
B)  crowds could be manipulated to overthrow bourgeois governments. 
C)  the masses were incapable of governing themselves. 
D)  the behavior of crowds showed the power of reason. 
E)  individualism needs to be revived. 
A)  crowds could form the basis for an anarcho-syndicalist government. 
B)  crowds could be manipulated to overthrow bourgeois governments. 
C)  the masses were incapable of governing themselves. 
D)  the behavior of crowds showed the power of reason. 
E)  individualism needs to be revived.

Question 17

Who developed the theory of relativity?

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A)  Max Planck 
B)  Albert Einstein 
C)  Werner Heisenberg 
D)  Niels Bohr 
E)  Henri Baquerel 
A)  Max Planck 
B)  Albert Einstein 
C)  Werner Heisenberg 
D)  Niels Bohr 
E)  Henri Baquerel

Question 18

Freud agreed with Christianity that

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A)  evil is rooted in human nature and not the result of the environment. 
B)  sex should only be used for procreation. 
C)  confessing all of one's darkest sins is necessary for salvation. 
D)  the most direct way to the truth is not through the intellect. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  evil is rooted in human nature and not the result of the environment. 
B)  sex should only be used for procreation. 
C)  confessing all of one's darkest sins is necessary for salvation. 
D)  the most direct way to the truth is not through the intellect. 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

Sigmund Freud held that

Accepted Answer

A)  people are fundamentally rational. 
B)  human behavior is governed mainly by inner forces hidden from the rational. 
C)  reason stifles humanity and the scientific method has outlived its usefulness. 
D)  sexual repression oppresses humanity and should be replaced by free sex. 
E)  the main cause of destructive behavior is ignorance. 
A)  people are fundamentally rational. 
B)  human behavior is governed mainly by inner forces hidden from the rational. 
C)  reason stifles humanity and the scientific method has outlived its usefulness. 
D)  sexual repression oppresses humanity and should be replaced by free sex. 
E)  the main cause of destructive behavior is ignorance.

Question 20

Freud shared all the following Enlightenment beliefs EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  reason and science are the avenue to knowledge. 
B)  reason and science are the hope of mankind. 
C)  rational knowledge should be used to relieve human misery. 
D)  human beings are essentially good. 
E)  science must pursue the truth until it has found it; religion, on the other hand perpetuates immaturity. 
A)  reason and science are the avenue to knowledge. 
B)  reason and science are the hope of mankind. 
C)  rational knowledge should be used to relieve human misery. 
D)  human beings are essentially good. 
E)  science must pursue the truth until it has found it; religion, on the other hand perpetuates immaturity.

Modernism in the arts sought to do all the following EXCEPT

Sorel and Nietzsche shared the belief that

The democratic institutions and optimism still prevalent at the turn of the twentieth century were based on the

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer differed in that

For Durkheim,the average person in a modern society feels

Pareto may be associated with which of the following concepts?

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Nietzsche's beliefs?

Durkheim believed that modernity was actually

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -overman (superman)

Modern physics challenged Newtonian physics in all the following ways EXCEPT

In The Will to Power,Nietzsche advocated

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

Le Bon's work on crowds had a political subtext,namely that

Who developed the theory of relativity?

Freud agreed with Christianity that

Sigmund Freud held that

Freud shared all the following Enlightenment beliefs EXCEPT

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

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

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

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

Modernism in the arts sought to do all the following EXCEPT

Sorel and Nietzsche shared the belief that

The democratic institutions and optimism still prevalent at the turn of the twentieth century were based on the

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer differed in that

For Durkheim,the average person in a modern society feels

Pareto may be associated with which of the following concepts?

Which of the following is NOT consistent with Nietzsche's beliefs?

Durkheim believed that modernity was actually

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -overman (superman)

Modern physics challenged Newtonian physics in all the following ways EXCEPT

In The Will to Power,Nietzsche advocated

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

Le Bon's work on crowds had a political subtext,namely that

Who developed the theory of relativity?

Freud agreed with Christianity that

Sigmund Freud held that

Freud shared all the following Enlightenment beliefs EXCEPT

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

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

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

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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