Question 1

The literary work employing "magic realism" is

Accepted Answer

A) Small is Beautiful. 
B) One Hundred Years of Solitude. 
C) The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 
D) One-Dimensional Man. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Small is Beautiful. 
B) One Hundred Years of Solitude. 
C) The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 
D) One-Dimensional Man. 
E) All of these are correct. B

Question 2

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

Accepted Answer

A) Lyndon Johnson. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) John Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Richard Nixon. 
A) Lyndon Johnson. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) John Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Richard Nixon. E

Question 3

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following EXCEPT:

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A) declining enrollments. 
B) lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C) crowded classrooms. 
D) authoritarian administrators. 
E) uncaring professors and instructors. 
A) declining enrollments. 
B) lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C) crowded classrooms. 
D) authoritarian administrators. 
E) uncaring professors and instructors. A

Question 4

Under the U.S.presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

Accepted Answer

A) a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B) the protection of human rights globally. 
C) American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D) the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E) to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force. 
A) a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B) the protection of human rights globally. 
C) American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D) the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E) to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force.

Question 5

By the mid-1960s, the primary concern of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) inflation. 
B) drugs. 
C) China. 
D) global warming. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) inflation. 
B) drugs. 
C) China. 
D) global warming. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 6

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

Marshall McLuhan's concept of the "globa

Question 7

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

Accepted Answer

A) the Sex Pistols. 
B) the Rolling Stones. 
C) the Beatles. 
D) Grandmaster Flash. 
E) U2. 
A) the Sex Pistols. 
B) the Rolling Stones. 
C) the Beatles. 
D) Grandmaster Flash. 
E) U2.

Question 8

Playboy magazine

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A) originally had no nudity. 
B) originally had images but no text. 
C) encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D) encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E) was banned the year it came out. 
A) originally had no nudity. 
B) originally had images but no text. 
C) encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D) encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E) was banned the year it came out.

Question 9

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The work of Jacques Derrida demonstrated the dependence of Western culture on binary opposition, noting that the privileged depends on the inferior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The nation that initially took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s was

Accepted Answer

A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) Sweden. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) Sweden. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 12

Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

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A) argued that productive political change could come only from the elites. 
B) posited that capitalism was responsible for heightening the discontent of the masses. 
C) theorized that unindoctrinated students could liberate the masses from their elite oppressors. 
D) sought to quell student rebellions by proposing a revised curriculum that emphasized practical, real-world knowledge. 
E) inspired successful protests by German university students. 
A) argued that productive political change could come only from the elites. 
B) posited that capitalism was responsible for heightening the discontent of the masses. 
C) theorized that unindoctrinated students could liberate the masses from their elite oppressors. 
D) sought to quell student rebellions by proposing a revised curriculum that emphasized practical, real-world knowledge. 
E) inspired successful protests by German university students.

Question 13

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

Accepted Answer

A) containment. 
B) détente. 
C) mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D) Star Wars. 
E) the domino theory. 
A) containment. 
B) détente. 
C) mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D) Star Wars. 
E) the domino theory.

Question 15

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a "southern strategy" by creating policies designed to appeal to

Accepted Answer

A) the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam. 
B) southern whites. 
C) Republican voters in southern California. 
D) black voters in the American south. 
E) newly arrived migrant workers. 
A) the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam. 
B) southern whites. 
C) Republican voters in southern California. 
D) black voters in the American south. 
E) newly arrived migrant workers.

Question 16

The song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" was written by

Accepted Answer

A) the Beatles. 
B) Elvis Presley. 
C) Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D) Bob Dylan. 
E) Bob Marley. 
A) the Beatles. 
B) Elvis Presley. 
C) Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D) Bob Dylan. 
E) Bob Marley.

Question 17

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B) the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C) more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D) the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E) the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened. 
A) the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B) the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C) more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D) the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E) the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened.

Question 18

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

A) was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B) ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C) showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D) marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E) led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam. 
A) was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B) ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C) showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D) marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E) led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam.

Question 20

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

Accepted Answer

A) neo-classicism. 
B) serialism. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) minimalism. 
E) maximalism. 
A) neo-classicism. 
B) serialism. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) minimalism. 
E) maximalism.

Exam 29: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

The literary work employing "magic realism" is

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following EXCEPT:

Under the U.S.presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

By the mid-1960s, the primary concern of the United States was

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

Playboy magazine

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

The work of Jacques Derrida demonstrated the dependence of Western culture on binary opposition, noting that the privileged depends on the inferior.

The nation that initially took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s was

Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a "southern strategy" by creating policies designed to appeal to

The song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" was written by

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

The Vietnam War

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

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