Question 1

The Realist novelist whose Madame Bovary indicated his contempt for middle-class hypocrisy and smugness was

Accepted Answer

A) Rudyard Kipling. 
B) Gustave Flaubert. 
C) William Thackeray. 
D) Gustave Courbet. 
E) Anthony Powell. 
A) Rudyard Kipling. 
B) Gustave Flaubert. 
C) William Thackeray. 
D) Gustave Courbet. 
E) Anthony Powell.

Question 2

The Crimean War was caused primarily by the Ottoman Empire's attempt to destroy the Christian holy places in Jerusalem and Palestine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Of the following, under the Second Empire, Napoleon III was most interested in

Accepted Answer

A) the industrial development of France. 
B) avoiding wars and foreign adventures. 
C) enhancing civil liberties like free speech. 
D) encouraging people to get involved in politics. 
E) enhancing the position of the Catholic Church in French culture. 
A) the industrial development of France. 
B) avoiding wars and foreign adventures. 
C) enhancing civil liberties like free speech. 
D) encouraging people to get involved in politics. 
E) enhancing the position of the Catholic Church in French culture.

Question 4

Women were given the right to take qualifying exams for medical school in Britain in 1876 by

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A) a resolution of Royal College of Physicians in London. 
B) a proclamation of Queen Victoria. 
C) the deans of Oxford. 
D) an act of Parliament. 
E) the faculty of Cambridge University. 
A) a resolution of Royal College of Physicians in London. 
B) a proclamation of Queen Victoria. 
C) the deans of Oxford. 
D) an act of Parliament. 
E) the faculty of Cambridge University.

Question 5

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

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A) the United Sates. 
B) Great Britain. 
C) Imperial Germany. 
D) France. 
E) Russia. 
A) the United Sates. 
B) Great Britain. 
C) Imperial Germany. 
D) France. 
E) Russia.

Question 6

Prussian leadership of German unification meant

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A) a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B) the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C) Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D) true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E) a new era of peace had arrived in Europe. 
A) a new era of peaceful European interstate relations had begun. 
B) the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C) Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D) true parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E) a new era of peace had arrived in Europe.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the roles of Cavour, Mazzini, and Garibaldi in the unification of Italy.Whose role was most important and why?

Accepted Answer

The roles of Cavour, Mazzini, and Gariba

Question 8

The reforms of Tsar Alexander II centered around

Accepted Answer

A) government sponsorship of popular societies like the Bolsheviks. 
B) improvements in the military. 
C) the abolition of serfdom. 
D) the formation of local, self-governing assemblies called dumas. 
E) nationalizing all the lands of Russia, putting them under state control. 
A) government sponsorship of popular societies like the Bolsheviks. 
B) improvements in the military. 
C) the abolition of serfdom. 
D) the formation of local, self-governing assemblies called dumas. 
E) nationalizing all the lands of Russia, putting them under state control.

Question 9

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Zollverein describes

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A) the German states' customs union dominated by Prussia. 
B) a conservative German nationalist group bent on unification of the country. 
C) the lower house of the Prussian parliament. 
D) Bismarck's liberal reform program. 
E) Prussian Black Shirts, who led the German unification movement. 
A) the German states' customs union dominated by Prussia. 
B) a conservative German nationalist group bent on unification of the country. 
C) the lower house of the Prussian parliament. 
D) Bismarck's liberal reform program. 
E) Prussian Black Shirts, who led the German unification movement.

Question 11

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

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A) equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B) the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C) all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D) a utopian society. 
E) a classless society. 
A) equal amounts of property for everyone. 
B) the dictatorship of the proletariat. 
C) all political power transferred to the proletariat. 
D) a utopian society. 
E) a classless society.

Question 12

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy was

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A) Matteotti. 
B) Mazzini. 
C) Garibaldi. 
D) Sforza. 
E) Magenta 
A) Matteotti. 
B) Mazzini. 
C) Garibaldi. 
D) Sforza. 
E) Magenta

Question 14

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

In my opinion, the most important force

Question 15

The Communist Manifesto of Marx and Engels

Accepted Answer

A) was a guidebook for the European workers in their revolutions of 1848. 
B) viewed the bourgeoisie as leading the proletariat in the destruction of the aristocracy. 
C) saw the successful realization of its ideas in the First International. 
D) based all historical development on class struggle. 
E) predicted peaceful compromise between the social classes. 
A) was a guidebook for the European workers in their revolutions of 1848. 
B) viewed the bourgeoisie as leading the proletariat in the destruction of the aristocracy. 
C) saw the successful realization of its ideas in the First International. 
D) based all historical development on class struggle. 
E) predicted peaceful compromise between the social classes.

Question 16

The Eastern Question refers to the disintegration of

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A) Qing China. 
B) Meiji Japan. 
C) the Russian Empire. 
D) the Ottoman Empire. 
E) the Austrian Empire. 
A) Qing China. 
B) Meiji Japan. 
C) the Russian Empire. 
D) the Ottoman Empire. 
E) the Austrian Empire.

Question 17

The Red Shirts fought for

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A) Bismarck. 
B) Cavour. 
C) Garibaldi. 
D) Mazzini. 
E) Marx. 
A) Bismarck. 
B) Cavour. 
C) Garibaldi. 
D) Mazzini. 
E) Marx.

Question 18

The beginnings of Marxism can be traced to the publication of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Russian zemstvos were

Accepted Answer

A) radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B) local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C) agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D) the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E) Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St.Petersburg. 
A) radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes. 
B) local assemblies with limited self-governing powers. 
C) agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules. 
D) the emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free. 
E) Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St.Petersburg.

Question 20

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

Accepted Answer

A) the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B) the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C) a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D) the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E) the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism. 
A) the building of the Eiffel Tower. 
B) the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. 
C) a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. 
D) the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. 
E) the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism.

Exam 22: An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

The Realist novelist whose Madame Bovary indicated his contempt for middle-class hypocrisy and smugness was

The Crimean War was caused primarily by the Ottoman Empire's attempt to destroy the Christian holy places in Jerusalem and Palestine.

Of the following, under the Second Empire, Napoleon III was most interested in

Women were given the right to take qualifying exams for medical school in Britain in 1876 by

By 1870, by far the largest producer of pig iron was

Prussian leadership of German unification meant

Compare and contrast the roles of Cavour, Mazzini, and Garibaldi in the unification of Italy.Whose role was most important and why?

The reforms of Tsar Alexander II centered around

The nation state of Germany was founded at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

The Zollverein describes

According to Karl Marx, the final result of the struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat would be

Unike most of the other nations of Europe, Britain did not experience a violent revolution in 1848.

The Romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy was

In your opinion, what force or forces played the most important role in reviving the progress of European social and political reform in the later nineteenth century?

The Communist Manifesto of Marx and Engels

The Eastern Question refers to the disintegration of

The Red Shirts fought for

The beginnings of Marxism can be traced to the publication of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.

The Russian zemstvos were

Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was

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