Question 1

Describe the significance of Phyllis Wheatley's contribution to literature.

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Phyllis Wheatley's contribution to liter

Question 2

List and explain two ways Napoleon used art as propaganda,citing two works as examples.

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Napoleon used art as propaganda in two m

Question 3

Napoleon rejected Antoino Canova's statue of him as Mars,because he

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A)  needed to remove himself from a military image. 
B)  had ordered himself portrayed as Augustus, not Mars. 
C)  desired to be portrayed as taller, not his actual height. 
D)  thought displaying himself as a nude was inappropriate. 
A)  needed to remove himself from a military image. 
B)  had ordered himself portrayed as Augustus, not Mars. 
C)  desired to be portrayed as taller, not his actual height. 
D)  thought displaying himself as a nude was inappropriate.

Question 4

Explain the meaning and importance of Jefferson's alteration of John Locke's supporting of a government for the people to a government of and by the people.

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John Locke's philosophy of government em

Question 5

The Stamp Act that Britain imposed on the American colonies taxed

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A)  marriage licenses. 
B)  tea. 
C)  academic degrees. 
D)  postage stamps. 
A)  marriage licenses. 
B)  tea. 
C)  academic degrees. 
D)  postage stamps.

Question 6

What musical form did most of the African cultures share?

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A)  chanting 
B)  drums 
C)  flutes 
D)  horns 
A)  chanting 
B)  drums 
C)  flutes 
D)  horns

Question 7

Why do scholars today doubt parts of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography of his slave years?

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A)  His description of the slave ship does not match historical records. 
B)  He likely was born in the United States, not Africa as he claimed. 
C)  The English did not buy slaves from Benin, where he said he was born. 
D)  He describes treatment that would not have been given. 
A)  His description of the slave ship does not match historical records. 
B)  He likely was born in the United States, not Africa as he claimed. 
C)  The English did not buy slaves from Benin, where he said he was born. 
D)  He describes treatment that would not have been given.

Question 8

List and explain at least two reasons for the post-revolution adoption of Classical government and style in France and the United States.

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After the revolutions in France and the

Question 9

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was influenced by the writings of

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A)  Voltaire. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Thomas Paine. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  Voltaire. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Thomas Paine. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson.

Question 10

Jacques-Louis David's overarching theme in both The Oath of the Horatii and The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is

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A)  the weakness of females. 
B)  memento mori. 
C)  sacrifice for the state. 
D)  love of family. 
A)  the weakness of females. 
B)  memento mori. 
C)  sacrifice for the state. 
D)  love of family.

Question 11

Mary Wollstonecraft criticized Jean-Jacques Rousseau for his

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A)  not allowing women equal inheritance rights. 
B)  not granting women equal rights to sue for divorce. 
C)  support of keeping women as men's domestic slaves. 
D)  proposition that women are flaws in nature. 
A)  not allowing women equal inheritance rights. 
B)  not granting women equal rights to sue for divorce. 
C)  support of keeping women as men's domestic slaves. 
D)  proposition that women are flaws in nature.

Question 12

How is Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard historically inaccurate?

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A)  Napoleon was much shorter than David painted him. 
B)  Napoleon did not cross the Alps with his army. 
C)  Napoleon wears a crown even though he was not emperor. 
D)  Napoleon crossed the Alps on a mule, not a white horse. 
A)  Napoleon was much shorter than David painted him. 
B)  Napoleon did not cross the Alps with his army. 
C)  Napoleon wears a crown even though he was not emperor. 
D)  Napoleon crossed the Alps on a mule, not a white horse.

Question 13

Describe the conditions Africans endured during the African diaspora.

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The conditions Africans endured during t

Question 14

Thomas Jefferson modeled the design of Monticello upon the architecture of

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A)  Andrea Palladio. 
B)  Giovanni Bon. 
C)  Charles Le Brun. 
D)  Christopher Wren. 
A)  Andrea Palladio. 
B)  Giovanni Bon. 
C)  Charles Le Brun. 
D)  Christopher Wren.

Question 15

Phyllis Wheatley holds the distinction of being the first black

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A)  American to publish a book. 
B)  woman to become a minister. 
C)  woman to earn her living as a writer. 
D)  woman to receive a portrait commission. 
A)  American to publish a book. 
B)  woman to become a minister. 
C)  woman to earn her living as a writer. 
D)  woman to receive a portrait commission.

Question 16

Neoclassicism became the preferred style in the late-eighteenth-century United States to

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A)  honor John Adams's admiration of Classical architecture. 
B)  reflect the new government, which was formed on Classical ideas. 
C)  demonstrate the United States's reverence for all things French. 
D)  emphasize the enduring potential of the new country. 
A)  honor John Adams's admiration of Classical architecture. 
B)  reflect the new government, which was formed on Classical ideas. 
C)  demonstrate the United States's reverence for all things French. 
D)  emphasize the enduring potential of the new country.

Question 17

In 1789,French peasant and working-class women marched on Versailles to

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A)  kill Marie Antoinette. 
B)  demand bread. 
C)  protest taxes. 
D)  loot the palace. 
A)  kill Marie Antoinette. 
B)  demand bread. 
C)  protest taxes. 
D)  loot the palace.

Question 18

Jacques-Louis David's paintings have a frozen quality to them to

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A)  draw attention to their high drama. 
B)  emphasize rationality. 
C)  create a clear focus. 
D)  preserve formal balance. 
A)  draw attention to their high drama. 
B)  emphasize rationality. 
C)  create a clear focus. 
D)  preserve formal balance.

Question 19

Compare the Americans' reasons for revolting against the British to the French's reasons for rising against the monarchy.

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The Americans' reasons for revolting aga

Question 20

The British felt entitled to tax the colonists following the Seven Years' War,having

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A)  opened up the Western frontier. 
B)  provided governors for the colonies. 
C)  come control all of North America. 
D)  saved the colonists from the French. 
A)  opened up the Western frontier. 
B)  provided governors for the colonies. 
C)  come control all of North America. 
D)  saved the colonists from the French.

Describe the significance of Phyllis Wheatley's contribution to literature.

List and explain two ways Napoleon used art as propaganda,citing two works as examples.

Napoleon rejected Antoino Canova's statue of him as Mars,because he

Explain the meaning and importance of Jefferson's alteration of John Locke's supporting of a government for the people to a government of and by the people.

The Stamp Act that Britain imposed on the American colonies taxed

What musical form did most of the African cultures share?

Why do scholars today doubt parts of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography of his slave years?

List and explain at least two reasons for the post-revolution adoption of Classical government and style in France and the United States.

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was influenced by the writings of

Jacques-Louis David's overarching theme in both The Oath of the Horatii and The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is

Mary Wollstonecraft criticized Jean-Jacques Rousseau for his

How is Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard historically inaccurate?

Describe the conditions Africans endured during the African diaspora.

Thomas Jefferson modeled the design of Monticello upon the architecture of

Phyllis Wheatley holds the distinction of being the first black

Neoclassicism became the preferred style in the late-eighteenth-century United States to

In 1789,French peasant and working-class women marched on Versailles to

Jacques-Louis David's paintings have a frozen quality to them to

Compare the Americans' reasons for revolting against the British to the French's reasons for rising against the monarchy.

The British felt entitled to tax the colonists following the Seven Years' War,having

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Describe the significance of Phyllis Wheatley's contribution to literature.

List and explain two ways Napoleon used art as propaganda,citing two works as examples.

Napoleon rejected Antoino Canova's statue of him as Mars,because he

Explain the meaning and importance of Jefferson's alteration of John Locke's supporting of a government for the people to a government of and by the people.

The Stamp Act that Britain imposed on the American colonies taxed

What musical form did most of the African cultures share?

Why do scholars today doubt parts of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography of his slave years?

List and explain at least two reasons for the post-revolution adoption of Classical government and style in France and the United States.

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was influenced by the writings of

Jacques-Louis David's overarching theme in both The Oath of the Horatii and The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is

Mary Wollstonecraft criticized Jean-Jacques Rousseau for his

How is Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard historically inaccurate?

Describe the conditions Africans endured during the African diaspora.

Thomas Jefferson modeled the design of Monticello upon the architecture of

Phyllis Wheatley holds the distinction of being the first black

Neoclassicism became the preferred style in the late-eighteenth-century United States to

In 1789,French peasant and working-class women marched on Versailles to

Jacques-Louis David's paintings have a frozen quality to them to

Compare the Americans' reasons for revolting against the British to the French's reasons for rising against the monarchy.

The British felt entitled to tax the colonists following the Seven Years' War,having

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The Secular Baroque in the North: the Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: the Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

Defining a Nation: American National Identity and the Challenge of Civil War

Global Confrontation and Modern Life: the Quest for Cultural Identity

The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

The Fin De Siècle: Toward the Modern

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

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The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression, holocaust and Bomb

After the War: Existential Doubt,artistic Triumph,and the Culture of Consumption

Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

Without Boundaries: Multiple Meanings in a Postmodern World

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