Question 1

In The Condition of the Working Class in England,Friedrich Engels:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the standard of living had increased for skilled workers. 
B)  gave an empirical report describing the misery of British factory workers. 
C)  described his observations of a textile factory in Essen, Germany. 
D)  offered a philosophical justification for dialectical materialism. 
E)  stated that the workers' revolution he had predicted earlier would never occur in England. 
A)  argued that the standard of living had increased for skilled workers. 
B)  gave an empirical report describing the misery of British factory workers. 
C)  described his observations of a textile factory in Essen, Germany. 
D)  offered a philosophical justification for dialectical materialism. 
E)  stated that the workers' revolution he had predicted earlier would never occur in England.

Question 2

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

Accepted Answer

While "nation" used to refer to the king

Question 3

Talleyrand survived the French Revolution by fleeing to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How was Marx's socialism different from socialism in general?

Accepted Answer

Marx's socialism arose after a series of

Question 5

Johann von Herder,author of Ideas for a Philosophy of Human History,argued in opposition to the philosophers that civilization came not from an elite but from the culture of the common people and was expressed,for the Germans,as:

Accepted Answer

A)  niebelungenlied. 
B)  mein kampf. 
C)  volksgeist. 
D)  endlos arbeit. 
E)  leiben lied. 
A)  niebelungenlied. 
B)  mein kampf. 
C)  volksgeist. 
D)  endlos arbeit. 
E)  leiben lied.

Question 6

What changes did the new regime in Britain enact in order to avoid revolution?

Accepted Answer

The foremost change was its abolition of

Question 7

After the Congress of Vienna,a ruler was made legitimate by international treaties and support,not divine right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Troppau Memorandum,which was signed by Russia,Prussia,and Austria,called upon the signatories to aid one another:

Accepted Answer

A)  in times of economic depression. 
B)  in repelling a foreign invasion. 
C)  in waging an offensive war. 
D)  in suppressing revolution. 
E)  all of these 
A)  in times of economic depression. 
B)  in repelling a foreign invasion. 
C)  in waging an offensive war. 
D)  in suppressing revolution. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

As a result of "Peterloo," Parliament passed the Six Acts,which included:

Accepted Answer

A)  restrictions on the rights of public meeting. 
B)  provisions for an eight-hour workday. 
C)  universal manhood suffrage. 
D)  the repeal of the Stamp Act. 
E)  a repeal of the Corn Laws. 
A)  restrictions on the rights of public meeting. 
B)  provisions for an eight-hour workday. 
C)  universal manhood suffrage. 
D)  the repeal of the Stamp Act. 
E)  a repeal of the Corn Laws.

Question 10

During the nineteenth century,many European economists such as _________ sought to develop national economies and national infrastructures in keeping with the general rise of nationalism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Liszt 
B)  Friedrich Strassmann 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thorstein Veblen 
E)  Friedrich List 
A)  Franz Liszt 
B)  Friedrich Strassmann 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thorstein Veblen 
E)  Friedrich List

Question 11

Although many nations participated in the Congress of Vienna,the guiding hand was attached to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. 
B)  Tsar Alexander I. 
C)  Emperor Frederick William III. 
D)  Alexander Ypsilantis. 
E)  Prince Klemens von Metternich. 
A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. 
B)  Tsar Alexander I. 
C)  Emperor Frederick William III. 
D)  Alexander Ypsilantis. 
E)  Prince Klemens von Metternich.

Question 12

What was the role of the national workshops in bringing about the French Revolution of 1848?

Accepted Answer

Unemployment ran as high as 65 percent i

Question 13

Nineteenth-century liberals were least concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between the individual and the state. 
B)  the economic well-being of the middle classes. 
C)  the reform of the legal codes. 
D)  the plight of the agricultural laborers. 
E)  the well-being of the merchant class. 
A)  the relationship between the individual and the state. 
B)  the economic well-being of the middle classes. 
C)  the reform of the legal codes. 
D)  the plight of the agricultural laborers. 
E)  the well-being of the merchant class.

Question 14

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe influenced the Romantics greatly through his first popular novel:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sorrows of Young Werther. 
B)  Grimm Tales of Germany. 
C)  William Tell. 
D)  Faust. 
E)  Das Lied von der Erde. 
A)  The Sorrows of Young Werther. 
B)  Grimm Tales of Germany. 
C)  William Tell. 
D)  Faust. 
E)  Das Lied von der Erde.

Question 15

An example of Italian nationalism can be found in the Rossini opera:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Tell. 
B)  Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 
C)  Il Travatore. 
D)  Il Trittico. 
E)  Macbeth. 
A)  William Tell. 
B)  Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 
C)  Il Travatore. 
D)  Il Trittico. 
E)  Macbeth.

Exam 20: From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

In The Condition of the Working Class in England,Friedrich Engels:

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

Talleyrand survived the French Revolution by fleeing to the United States.

How was Marx's socialism different from socialism in general?

Johann von Herder,author of Ideas for a Philosophy of Human History,argued in opposition to the philosophers that civilization came not from an elite but from the culture of the common people and was expressed,for the Germans,as:

What changes did the new regime in Britain enact in order to avoid revolution?

After the Congress of Vienna,a ruler was made legitimate by international treaties and support,not divine right.

The Troppau Memorandum,which was signed by Russia,Prussia,and Austria,called upon the signatories to aid one another:

As a result of "Peterloo," Parliament passed the Six Acts,which included:

During the nineteenth century,many European economists such as _________ sought to develop national economies and national infrastructures in keeping with the general rise of nationalism.

Although many nations participated in the Congress of Vienna,the guiding hand was attached to:

What was the role of the national workshops in bringing about the French Revolution of 1848?

Nineteenth-century liberals were least concerned with:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe influenced the Romantics greatly through his first popular novel:

An example of Italian nationalism can be found in the Rossini opera:

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