Question 1

The upper classes in the late nineteenth century included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) the landed aristocracy. 
B) the professional classes, including lawyers, doctors, and engineers. 
C) the upper middle classes. 
D) wealthy upper middle classes. 
E) industrial plutocrats. 
A) the landed aristocracy. 
B) the professional classes, including lawyers, doctors, and engineers. 
C) the upper middle classes. 
D) wealthy upper middle classes. 
E) industrial plutocrats.

Question 2

During the Second Industrial Revolution, working-class organizations emphasized the gender role of women as

Accepted Answer

A) doctors. 
B) teachers. 
C) housewives. 
D) industrial managers. 
E) breadwinners. 
A) doctors. 
B) teachers. 
C) housewives. 
D) industrial managers. 
E) breadwinners.

Question 3

Which one of the following was NOT a part of the emergence of the late nineteenth-century mass society?

Accepted Answer

A) the extension of voting rights to the lower classes 
B) diminishment of the conditions of the lower classes 
C) a better standard of living for the lower classes 
D) mass leisure 
E) the "weekend" as a time of fun 
A) the extension of voting rights to the lower classes 
B) diminishment of the conditions of the lower classes 
C) a better standard of living for the lower classes 
D) mass leisure 
E) the "weekend" as a time of fun

Question 4

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

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A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) economic opportunities in the Americas. 
B) cheap shipping fares. 
C) religious persecution. 
D) the persecution of ethnic minorities. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Elizabeth Poole Sanford argued that women should

Accepted Answer

A) avoid being self-sufficient. 
B) strive to become equal to men. 
C) accept their roles at home until new governmental reforms were instituted. 
D) make it known to their husbands that they were dissatisfied. 
E) take employment outside the home to become economically self-sufficient. 
A) avoid being self-sufficient. 
B) strive to become equal to men. 
C) accept their roles at home until new governmental reforms were instituted. 
D) make it known to their husbands that they were dissatisfied. 
E) take employment outside the home to become economically self-sufficient.

Question 6

Splits between the French working and middle classes

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A) were largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B) enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C) led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D) were further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E) ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival. 
A) were largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. 
B) enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. 
C) led to a strong parliamentary system of government. 
D) were further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. 
E) ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival.

Question 7

The largest segment of European society in the nineteenth century was composed of

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A) skilled artisans such as cigar makers and cabinet makers. 
B) peasant landholders, unskilled day laborers, and domestic servants. 
C) semi-skilled laborers such as carpenters and bricklayers. 
D) urban workers in eastern Europe and peasants in western Europe. 
E) lower middle class urbanites. 
A) skilled artisans such as cigar makers and cabinet makers. 
B) peasant landholders, unskilled day laborers, and domestic servants. 
C) semi-skilled laborers such as carpenters and bricklayers. 
D) urban workers in eastern Europe and peasants in western Europe. 
E) lower middle class urbanites.

Question 8

A new development in the age of mass leisure was

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A) the newspaper and novel. 
B) the excessive consumption of alcohol. 
C) the theater. 
D) carnival. 
E) professional sports. 
A) the newspaper and novel. 
B) the excessive consumption of alcohol. 
C) the theater. 
D) carnival. 
E) professional sports.

Question 9

How did the Second Industrialization Revolution differ from its predecessor? How did it impact various aspects of life for Europeans of all classes?

Accepted Answer

The Second Industrial Revolution differe

Question 10

In the late nineteenth century, urban populations grew faster than the general population, despite the dramatic worsening of health and living conditions in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families.How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

Accepted Answer

Middle-class and working-class families

Question 12

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Holland. 
E) Britain. 
A) France. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) Holland. 
E) Britain.

Question 13

During the reign of Alexander III, ethnic Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Russian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) 25. 
B) 40. 
C) 55. 
D) 70. 
E) 80. 
A) 25. 
B) 40. 
C) 55. 
D) 70. 
E) 80.

Question 14

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Accepted Answer

A) political parties. 
B) militant anarchist societies. 
C) supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D) vehicles for leisure activities. 
E) mutual aid societies. 
A) political parties. 
B) militant anarchist societies. 
C) supporters of middle-class liberalism. 
D) vehicles for leisure activities. 
E) mutual aid societies.

Question 15

Reforms in urban living included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B) model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C) the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D) a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E) some increases in governmental regulations. 
A) the development of pure water and sewerage systems. 
B) model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. 
C) the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. 
D) a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. 
E) some increases in governmental regulations.

Question 16

Louis Napoleon's Second Empire was brought to an end by

Accepted Answer

A) France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
B) the emperor's financial policies. 
C) his choice of poor administrators. 
D) his defeat by the Austrians. 
E) the unpopularity of his marriage to Empress Eugenie. 
A) France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
B) the emperor's financial policies. 
C) his choice of poor administrators. 
D) his defeat by the Austrians. 
E) the unpopularity of his marriage to Empress Eugenie.

Question 17

How were the promises and problems of the new mass society reflected in education and leisure?

Accepted Answer

The promises and problems of the new mas

Question 18

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In a cartel

Accepted Answer

A) a vertically integrated company worked to monopolize all business in its industry. 
B) independent enterprises worked together to control prices and fix production quotas. 
C) independent associations of grocers cooperated to artificially drive down prices. 
D) private militias orchestrated intelligence gathering to diminish the police powers of modern nation states. 
E) dependent enterprises worked with an overseeing organization to lower tariffs. 
A) a vertically integrated company worked to monopolize all business in its industry. 
B) independent enterprises worked together to control prices and fix production quotas. 
C) independent associations of grocers cooperated to artificially drive down prices. 
D) private militias orchestrated intelligence gathering to diminish the police powers of modern nation states. 
E) dependent enterprises worked with an overseeing organization to lower tariffs.

Question 20

The state with the most successful socialist party in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) France. 
C) Germany. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy. 
A) Britain. 
B) France. 
C) Germany. 
D) Russia. 
E) Italy.

Exam 23: Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

The upper classes in the late nineteenth century included all of the following EXCEPT

During the Second Industrial Revolution, working-class organizations emphasized the gender role of women as

Which one of the following was NOT a part of the emergence of the late nineteenth-century mass society?

Emigration from Europe was spurred by

Elizabeth Poole Sanford argued that women should

Splits between the French working and middle classes

The largest segment of European society in the nineteenth century was composed of

A new development in the age of mass leisure was

How did the Second Industrialization Revolution differ from its predecessor? How did it impact various aspects of life for Europeans of all classes?

In the late nineteenth century, urban populations grew faster than the general population, despite the dramatic worsening of health and living conditions in cities.

Compare and contrast middle-class and working-class families.How do you explain the similarities and the differences?

The leading industrial power in Europe after 1870 was

During the reign of Alexander III, ethnic Russians constituted what percentage of the population of the Russian Empire?

Initially, trade unions in the first half of the nineteenth century functioned primarily as

Reforms in urban living included all of the following EXCEPT

Louis Napoleon's Second Empire was brought to an end by

How were the promises and problems of the new mass society reflected in education and leisure?

After 1870, Britain regained its position as the industrial leader of Europe.

In a cartel

The state with the most successful socialist party in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was

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