Question 1

The "Concert of Europe":

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A)  excluded Russia, but included France with Prussia and Austria. 
B)  was a movement supporting Greek independence. 
C)  was created in the wake of the revolutions of 1848. 
D)  was another name for the alliance signed by Austria, Prussia, Britain, and Russia. 
E)  was an alliance between Austria, France, and Prussia. 
A)  excluded Russia, but included France with Prussia and Austria. 
B)  was a movement supporting Greek independence. 
C)  was created in the wake of the revolutions of 1848. 
D)  was another name for the alliance signed by Austria, Prussia, Britain, and Russia. 
E)  was an alliance between Austria, France, and Prussia.

Question 2

The Reform Bill of 1832:

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A)  created equal electoral districts. 
B)  passed because the governing class feared a union of the working and middle classes. 
C)  gave the vote to all males except those employed as agricultural workers. 
D)  did not cleanse Parliament of "rotten" or "pocket" boroughs. 
E)  extended the franchise to all adult males and most women. 
A)  created equal electoral districts. 
B)  passed because the governing class feared a union of the working and middle classes. 
C)  gave the vote to all males except those employed as agricultural workers. 
D)  did not cleanse Parliament of "rotten" or "pocket" boroughs. 
E)  extended the franchise to all adult males and most women.

Question 3

Romanticism was exhibited in the paintings of the British artist:

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A)  William Wordsworth. 
B)  J. M. W. Turner. 
C)  Inigo Jones. 
D)  Thomas Gainsborough. 
E)  Eugene Delacroix. 
A)  William Wordsworth. 
B)  J. M. W. Turner. 
C)  Inigo Jones. 
D)  Thomas Gainsborough. 
E)  Eugene Delacroix.

Question 4

A distinction may be drawn between liberals and republicans on the issue of:

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A)  rates of taxation. 
B)  public welfare. 
C)  national healthcare. 
D)  expanding the franchise. 
E)  universal education 
A)  rates of taxation. 
B)  public welfare. 
C)  national healthcare. 
D)  expanding the franchise. 
E)  universal education

Question 5

The revolutions of 1830 and the subsequent reforms that were implemented were ultimately caused by:

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A)  the Six Acts passed by the British Parliament. 
B)  the Chartist movement in England. 
C)  the Congress of Vienna. 
D)  the publication of The Communist Manifesto. 
E)  the creation of the Second Republic. 
A)  the Six Acts passed by the British Parliament. 
B)  the Chartist movement in England. 
C)  the Congress of Vienna. 
D)  the publication of The Communist Manifesto. 
E)  the creation of the Second Republic.

Question 6

How did Romanticism challenge the gender roles of men and women in the nineteenth century?

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Romanticism stressed the limits of reaso

Question 7

Some members of the Concert of Europe which allied themselves in the Holy Alliance were:

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A)  France, Prussia, and Austria. 
B)  Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. 
C)  Russia, Austria, and France. 
D)  France, Great Britain, and Austria. 
E)  Austria, Russia, and Prussia. 
A)  France, Prussia, and Austria. 
B)  Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. 
C)  Russia, Austria, and France. 
D)  France, Great Britain, and Austria. 
E)  Austria, Russia, and Prussia.

Question 8

Many European countries experienced an increase in nationalistic feelings following the Napoleonic Wars; this feeling in Poland was expressed in the national epic:

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A)  Lech Walechs. 
B)  Pan Tadeusz. 
C)  Karol Józef   
D)  Vlad Dracul. 
E)  Solidarnosc. 
A)  Lech Walechs. 
B)  Pan Tadeusz. 
C)  Karol Józef   
D)  Vlad Dracul. 
E)  Solidarnosc.

Question 9

What factors contributed to the second French Revolution in 1830?

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The new king,Charles X,enacted a series

Question 10

Beethoven and Goethe:

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A)  admired Napoleon as a revolutionary hero. 
B)  wanted their art to revolutionize the lowest orders of European society. 
C)  used their art to emulate the "French style." 
D)  illustrate the difficulty of assigning a single definition to Romanticism. 
E)  were the greatest composer and writer, respectively, of the Neoclassical Age. 
A)  admired Napoleon as a revolutionary hero. 
B)  wanted their art to revolutionize the lowest orders of European society. 
C)  used their art to emulate the "French style." 
D)  illustrate the difficulty of assigning a single definition to Romanticism. 
E)  were the greatest composer and writer, respectively, of the Neoclassical Age.

Question 11

In general,the Romantics would be likely to argue that:

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A)  reason was capable of revealing the world as it existed. 
B)  all poetic imagination must be subject to the laws of knowledge. 
C)  nature reveals nothing, the mind everything. 
D)  truth could be found in the art of the ancient world. 
E)  the philosophes had elevated reason above emotion and spontaneity. 
A)  reason was capable of revealing the world as it existed. 
B)  all poetic imagination must be subject to the laws of knowledge. 
C)  nature reveals nothing, the mind everything. 
D)  truth could be found in the art of the ancient world. 
E)  the philosophes had elevated reason above emotion and spontaneity.

Question 12

The expansion of an informed reading public helped make it impossible for conservatives to restore the old order.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The aims of Tsar Alexander's "Holy Alliance" were to establish justice,Christian charity,and peace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following philosophers is often considered to be a precursor to the Romantic Movement?

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A)  Denis Diderot 
B)  Immanuel Kant 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
E)  René Descartes 
A)  Denis Diderot 
B)  Immanuel Kant 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
E)  René Descartes

Question 15

After 1815,Poland:

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A)  became an independent state. 
B)  became an independent kingdom under tsarist control. 
C)  was absorbed into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  was once again partitioned. 
E)  became a province of Prussia. 
A)  became an independent state. 
B)  became an independent kingdom under tsarist control. 
C)  was absorbed into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  was once again partitioned. 
E)  became a province of Prussia.

Question 16

Liberalism required democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the years following the Napoleonic Wars,who fashioned himself as the "liberator" of Europe?

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A)  Prince Klemens von Metternich 
B)  Benjamin Disraeli 
C)  Tsar Alexander I 
D)  Louis Napoleon 
E)  Emperor Frederick William III 
A)  Prince Klemens von Metternich 
B)  Benjamin Disraeli 
C)  Tsar Alexander I 
D)  Louis Napoleon 
E)  Emperor Frederick William III

Question 18

The revolutions of 1848 were prompted by the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The fiercest critic of British industrial society was the poet:

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A)  William Blake. 
B)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 
C)  John Constable. 
D)  John Keats. 
E)  Percy Bysshe Shelley. 
A)  William Blake. 
B)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 
C)  John Constable. 
D)  John Keats. 
E)  Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Question 20

Europe reached a point of political crisis with:

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A)  the French Revolution of 1848. 
B)  the French Revolution of 1830. 
C)  the publication of the Communist Manifesto. 
D)  the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  the Chartist movement in Britain. 
A)  the French Revolution of 1848. 
B)  the French Revolution of 1830. 
C)  the publication of the Communist Manifesto. 
D)  the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  the Chartist movement in Britain.

Exam 20: From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

The "Concert of Europe":

The Reform Bill of 1832:

Romanticism was exhibited in the paintings of the British artist:

A distinction may be drawn between liberals and republicans on the issue of:

The revolutions of 1830 and the subsequent reforms that were implemented were ultimately caused by:

How did Romanticism challenge the gender roles of men and women in the nineteenth century?

Some members of the Concert of Europe which allied themselves in the Holy Alliance were:

Many European countries experienced an increase in nationalistic feelings following the Napoleonic Wars; this feeling in Poland was expressed in the national epic:

What factors contributed to the second French Revolution in 1830?

Beethoven and Goethe:

In general,the Romantics would be likely to argue that:

The expansion of an informed reading public helped make it impossible for conservatives to restore the old order.

The aims of Tsar Alexander's "Holy Alliance" were to establish justice,Christian charity,and peace.

Which of the following philosophers is often considered to be a precursor to the Romantic Movement?

After 1815,Poland:

Liberalism required democracy.

In the years following the Napoleonic Wars,who fashioned himself as the "liberator" of Europe?

The revolutions of 1848 were prompted by the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

The fiercest critic of British industrial society was the poet:

Europe reached a point of political crisis with:

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,Unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,Conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

What Is a Nation? Territories,States,and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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