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• .“As historians from Karl Marx through Georges Lefebvre and Albert Soboul have argued, the main accomplishment of the French Revoluton was to abolish feudalism in France and to clear the ground for capitalist economic expansion and the rule of the bourgeoisie.”
• • Which of the following views is consistent with the interpretation above?• (A) The Revolution strengthened the domination of landed proprietors in France• (B) The Revolution eliminated guilds, seigneurial rights, and other obstacles to
French agricultural and industrial advance• (C) The long-term transition from feudalism to capitalism occurred over many
centuries, not between 1789 and 1794• (D) The Revolution abolished private property in France and thus created a
modern democratic society• (E) Both before and after the Revolution, France was ruled by leaders drawn from
the ranks of the nobility and bourgeouisie
• .“As historians from Karl Marx through Georges Lefebvre and Albert Soboul have argued, the main accomplishment of the French Revoluton was to abolish feudalism in France and to clear the ground for capitalist economic expansion and the rule of the bourgeoisie.”
• • Which of the following views is consistent with the interpretation above?• (A) The Revolution strengthened the domination of landed proprietors in France• (B) The Revolution eliminated guilds, seigneurial rights, and other obstacles to
French agricultural and industrial advance• (C) The long-term transition from feudalism to capitalism occurred over many
centuries, not between 1789 and 1794• (D) The Revolution abolished private property in France and thus created a
modern democratic society• (E) Both before and after the Revolution, France was ruled by leaders drawn from
the ranks of the nobility and bourgeouisie
• The Directory turned to the military because • It lost the support of the sans culottes• It lost the support of the nobility• It was threatened by both Jacobin and Royalist
opposition• It feared it would lose the next election• It was overthrown by a general
• The Directory turned to the military because • It lost the support of the sans culottes• It lost the support of the nobility• It was threatened by both Jacobin and Royalist
opposition• It feared it would lose the next election• It was overthrown by a general
• . “What is the Third Estate?” was written by • a. Abbe Sieyes• b. Edward Fitzgerald• c. Charles Nuarice de Tallyrand-Perigord• d. Sir Walter Scott
• . “What is the Third Estate?” was written by • a. Abbe Sieyes• b. Edward Fitzgerald• c. Charles Nuarice de Tallyrand-Perigord• d. Sir Walter Scott
• . Revolutionary policies regarding what organization garnered the most domestic opposition?
• a. the secret police• b. the Napoleanic Code• c. bread prices• d. the French Catholic Church
• . Revolutionary policies regarding what organization garnered the most domestic opposition?
• a. the secret police• b. the Napoleanic Code• c. bread prices• d. the French Catholic Church
• . The aristocracy created by Napolean differed from that of the Ancien Regime in that
• Titles were not passed down to heirs• Nobles were allowed to sit in a special
legislative body• All nobles enjoyed a tax-free status• The Napoleanic code excluded then from
appearing in court• Nobles were responsible for local government
• . The aristocracy created by Napolean differed from that of the Ancien Regime in that
• Titles were not passed down to heirs• Nobles were allowed to sit in a special
legislative body• All nobles enjoyed a tax-free status• The Napoleanic code excluded then from
appearing in court• Nobles were responsible for local government
• .Which of the following policies did Napolean I of France and Peter the Great of Russia both use?
• Codification of the law • Promoting individuals , based on talent• Balancing the budget• Reforming social practice at court• Coming to an agreement with the papacy
• .Which of the following policies did Napolean I of France and Peter the Great of Russia both use?
• Codification of the law • Promoting individuals , based on talent• Balancing the budget• Reforming social practice at court• Coming to an agreement with the papacy
• Napolean Bonaparte gained power of France through
• A plebebiscite• A coup d’etat• An election• An act of war• A treaty
• Napolean Bonaparte gained power of France through
• A plebebiscite• A coup d’etat• An election• An act of war• A treaty
• Napolean’s Civil Code allowed for • The elimination of private property • Full property rights for women• Special rights for those holding aristocratic
titles• Taxation of all social classes• Judges to make binding precedents
• Napolean’s Civil Code allowed for • The elimination of private property • Full property rights for women• Special rights for those holding aristocratic
titles• Taxation of all social classes• Judges to make binding precedents
• Napolean’s 1801 Concordat with the Catholic Church • Brought to a permanent close the church-state conflict
in Franch• One again made Catholicism the state church of France• Brought about the expulsion of French Protestants• Led the papacy to support the ideals of the French
Revolution• Left the Church under the supervison of the state
• Napolean’s 1801 Concordat with the Catholic Church • Brought to a permanent close the church-state conflict
in Franch• One again made Catholicism the state church of France• Brought about the expulsion of French Protestants• Led the papacy to support the ideals of the French
Revolution• Left the Church under the supervison of the state
• Part of Napolean’s settlement with the Catholic Church
• Acknowledged it as the established church• Gave back some of the land confiscatd Church
land• Restored the tithe• Had the government pay clergy salaries• Retain the secular revolutionary calendar
• Part of Napolean’s settlement with the Catholic Church
• Acknowledged it as the established church• Gave back some of the land confiscatd Church
land• Restored the tithe• Had the government pay clergy salaries• Retain the secular revolutionary calendar
• Which of the following was NOT a principle upheld by the Napoleanic Code?
• the safeguarding of all forms of property• the afeguarding of the traditional privileges and
perogatives of the nobility• the safeguarding of the traditional privilieges
and perogatives of the family patriarch• equality before the law• promotion by merit rather than birth
• Which of the following was NOT a principle upheld by the Napoleanic Code?
• the safeguarding of all forms of property• the afeguarding of the traditional privileges and
perogatives of the nobility• the safeguarding of the traditional privilieges
and perogatives of the family patriarch• equality before the law• promotion by merit rather than birth
• The Napoleanic Code was officially known as the Civil Code of
• a. 1806• b. 1802• c. 1810• d. 1808• e. 1804
• The Napoleanic Code was officially known as the Civil Code of
• a. 1806• b. 1802• c. 1810• d. 1808• e. 1804
• The Concordat of 1801• created a temporary peace between France
and Russia• made Napolean “ consul for life”• made Napolean Emporer of France• reconciled France with the Roman Church • forbade the areas of Europe controlled by
Napolen trading with great Britain
• The Concordat of 1801• created a temporary peace between France
and Russia• made Napolean “ consul for life”• made Napolean Emporer of France• reconciled France with the Roman Church • forbade the areas of Europe controlled by
Napolen trading with great Britain
• The agreement signed by Napolean and the Pope which stipulated that French clergy would be chosen and paid by the French state but consecrated by the Pope is known as the
• Concordat of 1801• Napoleanic Code• Consulate• Treaty of Tilsit• Continental System
• The agreement signed by Napolean and the Pope which stipulated that French clergy would be chosen and paid by the French state but consecrated by the Pope is known as the
• Concordat of 1801• Napoleanic Code• Consulate• Treaty of Tilsit• Continental System
• The Concordat of 1801 • Elevated the symbolic importance of the Catholic
church in France• Declared Catholicism the religion of most French
citizens• Effectively prohibited Catholic worship in France• Pleased Napolean’s anticlerical supporters• Granted the Catholic church greater power
independent of the French state
• The Concordat of 1801 • Elevated the symbolic importance of the Catholic
church in France• Declared Catholicism the religion of most French
citizens• Effectively prohibited Catholic worship in France• Pleased Napolean’s anticlerical supporters• Granted the Catholic church greater power
independent of the French state
• How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?
• a. It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.
• b. It guaranteed women equal rights.• c. It valued individuals above all else.• d. It valued the security of the state over
individual liberty
• How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?
• a. It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.
• b. It guaranteed women equal rights.• c. It valued individuals above all else.• d. It valued the security of the state over
individual liberty
• . The Napoleanic Code abolished • a. paternal control• b. the right of the eldest son to be the primary
heir to his parents’ property• c. the requirement that married women have
their husbands’ consent to dispose of their property
• d. restrictions on occupation based on gender• e. the ban against workers organizations
• . The Napoleanic Code abolished • a. paternal control• b. the right of the eldest son to be the primary
heir to his parents’ property• c. the requirement that married women have
their husbands’ consent to dispose of their property
• d. restrictions on occupation based on gender• e. the ban against workers organizations
• . Napolean has been characterized as a “son of the Enlightenment” because during his reign
• He supported freedom of speech and the press• His civil code granted legal equality to the middle
class• He conquered most of the autocratic regimes in
Europe• The Napoleanic code established women’s rights• He was a liberal emperor
• . Napolean has been characterized as a “son of the Enlightenment” because during his reign
• He supported freedom of speech and the press• His civil code granted legal equality to the middle
class• He conquered most of the autocratic regimes in
Europe• The Napoleanic code established women’s rights• He was a liberal emperor
• Napolean’s purpose in instituting the Continental System was to
• Defeat England through economic war• Consolidate the separate states of Germany • Unify Italy • Create a united Europe under the leadership
of France• Punish Russia for his ill-fated invasion
• Napolean’s purpose in instituting the Continental System was to
• Defeat England through economic war• Consolidate the separate states of Germany • Unify Italy • Create a united Europe under the leadership
of France• Punish Russia for his ill-fated invasion
• .In October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, • The British navy defeated the combined French and
Spanish fleets• Napolean’s Grand Army was destroyed• The French army won a victory that gave Napolean
effective control of all of Germany• Napolean’s forces won a victory that forced Russian
into a treaty with France• Napolean was captured and sent to the Island of Elba
• .In October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, • The British navy defeated the combined French and
Spanish fleets• Napolean’s Grand Army was destroyed• The French army won a victory that gave Napolean
effective control of all of Germany• Napolean’s forces won a victory that forced Russian
into a treaty with France• Napolean was captured and sent to the Island of Elba
• .The larger significance of the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar was that
• The British navy defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets
• Napolean’s Grand army was destroyed• Napolean had to call a halt to the Continental System• Napolean was captured and sent to the island of Elba• It ended the threat of a French conquest of Britain
• .The larger significance of the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar was that
• The British navy defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets
• Napolean’s Grand army was destroyed• Napolean had to call a halt to the Continental System• Napolean was captured and sent to the island of Elba• It ended the threat of a French conquest of Britain
• . The Battle of Trafalafar• a. led to a short lived peace• b. took Prussia out of the war• c. established England’s control of Spain• d. end the possibility of France invading
England• e. took Russia out of the war
• . The Battle of Trafalafar• a. led to a short lived peace• b. took Prussia out of the war• c. established England’s control of Spain• d. end the possibility of France invading
England• e. took Russia out of the war
• By 1812, what country has withdrawn from the Continental System
• a. Russia• b. Prussia• c. Italy• d. Spain• e. Denmark
• By 1812, what country has withdrawn from the Continental System
• a. Russia• b. Prussia• c. Italy• d. Spain• e. Denmark
• .Napoleon’s primary aim in establishing the Continental System was to
• (A)unite the German states• (B)end the military threat from Russia• (C)provide new governments in French-
occupied territories• (D)destroy Great Britain’s economy• (E)create a tariff-free zone throughout Europe
• .Napoleon’s primary aim in establishing the Continental System was to
• (A)unite the German states• (B)end the military threat from Russia• (C)provide new governments in French-
occupied territories• (D)destroy Great Britain’s economy• (E)create a tariff-free zone throughout Europe
• .The continental system represented Napolean’s attempt to
• Lead the continent in a potential struggle with the United States
• Close off the continent to British trade• Create a continent wide parliament• Issue a new code of law• Draft soldiers throughout Europe into a grand
army
• .The continental system represented Napolean’s attempt to
• Lead the continent in a potential struggle with the United States
• Close off the continent to British trade• Create a continent wide parliament• Issue a new code of law• Draft soldiers throughout Europe into a grand
army
• . Napolean’s Contintental System was aimed at • Achieving political and economic unity of his
empire• Destroying the British economy by boycotting
British goods• Developing agriculture to be self sufficient• Spreading the blessings of the French Revolution,
such as the metric system• Uniting Europe behind the Catholic Church
• . Napolean’s Contintental System was aimed at • Achieving political and economic unity of his
empire• Destroying the British economy by boycotting
British goods• Developing agriculture to be self sufficient• Spreading the blessings of the French Revolution,
such as the metric system• Uniting Europe behind the Catholic Church
• Napolean’s “Continental System” aimed at • Establishing peace with Britain• Establishing members of his family as rulers of
European countries defeated by France• Cutting off all British trade with the Continent• Defeating other European powers and
incorporating them into the French empire• Free trade with the French empire
• Napolean’s “Continental System” aimed at • Establishing peace with Britain• Establishing members of his family as rulers of
European countries defeated by France• Cutting off all British trade with the Continent• Defeating other European powers and
incorporating them into the French empire• Free trade with the French empire
• Bonaparte’s 1805 military victory at Austerlitz resulted in
• The defeat of the Holy Roman Empire• His being recognized as the king of Italy• A battle with Britain • Few concession from Austria• A secret alliance between Napolean and
Willian Pitt the Younger
• Bonaparte’s 1805 military victory at Austerlitz resulted in
• The defeat of the Holy Roman Empire• His being recognized as the king of Italy• A battle with Britain • Few concession from Austria• A secret alliance between Napolean and
Willian Pitt the Younger
• Why is it significant that Napolean crowned himself as emperor of the First French Empire in 1804?
• He was the first of his line• It was a symbolic gesture to show his independence• Because of the Concordat of 1801, the clergy
refused to participate• Because the Senate had named him “Emperor of
the French” rather than “Emperor of France”• It had no significance
• Why is it significant that Napolean crowned himself as emperor of the First French Empire in 1804?
• He was the first of his line• It was a symbolic gesture to show his independence• Because of the Concordat of 1801, the clergy
refused to participate• Because the Senate had named him “Emperor of
the French” rather than “Emperor of France”• It had no significance
• . The declaration of Napolean as Emperor of France was ratified by
• a. a plebiscite• b. no one• c. a patricianary• d. a consul of the republic• e. the Second Coalition
• . The declaration of Napolean as Emperor of France was ratified by
• a. a plebiscite• b. no one• c. a patricianary• d. a consul of the republic• e. the Second Coalition
• Which of the following policies of Napolean was most often used to cast him in a negative role by his opponents?
• The Concordat of 1801• His use of nepotism in government• His use of the merit system in government• His Code Napolean• His restructuring of the educational system
• Which of the following policies of Napolean was most often used to cast him in a negative role by his opponents?
• The Concordat of 1801• His use of nepotism in government• His use of the merit system in government• His Code Napolean• His restructuring of the educational system
• Napolean divorced his wife , Empress Josephine, because
• She was unfaithful to him• His being recognized as the king of Italy• She was a political handicap to his rule • She was unable to bear a child • He believed she was plotting against his life
• Napolean divorced his wife , Empress Josephine, because
• She was unfaithful to him• His being recognized as the king of Italy• She was a political handicap to his rule • She was unable to bear a child • He believed she was plotting against his life
• . Napolean helped make the French Revolution an international movement in the areas he conquered
• By imposing a universal currency based on the French franc
• By the brutal suppression of guerilla resistance• By abolishing feudalism and manorialism • By encouraging French as the universal language• By placing his relatives on the thrones
• . Napolean helped make the French Revolution an international movement in the areas he conquered
• By imposing a universal currency based on the French franc
• By the brutal suppression of guerilla resistance• By abolishing feudalism and manorialism • By encouraging French as the universal language• By placing his relatives on the thrones
• The impact of Napolean’s Grand Empire included all of the following EXCEPT
• The abolition of serfdom • Legal and administrative reform • The popular belief in Napolean as the
enlightened liberator• Resentment against foreign domination • Massive conversions to Catholicism all over
Europe
• The impact of Napolean’s Grand Empire included all of the following EXCEPT
• The abolition of serfdom • Legal and administrative reform • The popular belief in Napolean as the
enlightened liberator• Resentment against foreign domination • Massive conversions to Catholicism all over
Europe
• Which of the following ideologies has its roots in the French Revolution and the conquests of Napolean?
• Marxian socialism• Laissez-faire economic liberalism• Political conservatism• Nationalism• Utopiam socialism
• Which of the following ideologies has its roots in the French Revolution and the conquests of Napolean?
• Marxian socialism• Laissez-faire economic liberalism• Political conservatism• Nationalism• Utopiam socialism
• . Napolean’s forces and reforms were generally welcomed in both the German states and northern Italy, primarily because
• They brought more unity and a better organized government than those regions previously had
• The French imposed the metric system of standard weights and measures
• New native people had greater chances to rise politically• The Church lost some of its influence and control• The French brought more modern agricultural practices,
which meant better and more plentiful food•
• . Napolean’s forces and reforms were generally welcomed in both the German states and northern Italy, primarily because
• They brought more unity and a better organized government than those regions previously had
• The French imposed the metric system of standard weights and measures
• New native people had greater chances to rise politically• The Church lost some of its influence and control• The French brought more modern agricultural practices,
which meant better and more plentiful food•
• . Which of the following actions by Napoleon aided the cause of German unification?
• (A) The elimination of many small states and the political reorganization of territory
• (B) The incorporation of Schleswig-Holstein into Prussia• (C) The expulsion of the Turks occupying the European
territory where German was spoken• (D) The reversal of the long-standing policy of French
support for the Holy Roman Empire• (E) The requirement that all people in conquered lands
speak a common language, French
• . Which of the following actions by Napoleon aided the cause of German unification?
• (A) The elimination of many small states and the political reorganization of territory
• (B) The incorporation of Schleswig-Holstein into Prussia• (C) The expulsion of the Turks occupying the European
territory where German was spoken• (D) The reversal of the long-standing policy of French
support for the Holy Roman Empire• (E) The requirement that all people in conquered lands
speak a common language, French
• Architecture produced in the Napoleonic Empire was influenced most by
• (A) ancient Egyptian pyramids• (B) classical models• (C) Romanesque churches• (D) Islamic structures• (E) Gothic churches
• Architecture produced in the Napoleonic Empire was influenced most by
• (A) ancient Egyptian pyramids• (B) classical models• (C) Romanesque churches• (D) Islamic structures• (E) Gothic churches
• . A major revolutionary ideal spread throughout Europe by the French armies during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic periods was that
• careers should be open to talented individuals from all classes
• workers have the right to form labor unions and bargain collectively
• every individual is entitled to a free, public education• private property should be abolished• the aged and the infirm should have the right to public
support
• . A major revolutionary ideal spread throughout Europe by the French armies during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic periods was that
• careers should be open to talented individuals from all classes
• workers have the right to form labor unions and bargain collectively
• every individual is entitled to a free, public education• private property should be abolished• the aged and the infirm should have the right to public
support
• Under the Napoleonic system, peasants in territories conquered by French armies were generally given
• (A) the right to vote for representatives to serve in newly created parliaments
• (B) control over the appointment of village priests• (C) freedom from manorial obligations• (D) free lessons in the French language• (E) sets of laws designed specifically to fit local
conditions
• Under the Napoleonic system, peasants in territories conquered by French armies were generally given
• (A) the right to vote for representatives to serve in newly created parliaments
• (B) control over the appointment of village priests• (C) freedom from manorial obligations• (D) free lessons in the French language• (E) sets of laws designed specifically to fit local
conditions
• . Which of the following European countries experi enced the greatest degree of political instability in the nineteenth century?
• (A) Austria • (B) France • (C) The Netherlands • (D) Prussia • (E) Russia
• . Which of the following European countries experi enced the greatest degree of political instability in the nineteenth century?
• (A) Austria • (B) France • (C) The Netherlands • (D) Prussia • (E) Russia
• The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarch ?
• (A) A better supply system• (B) Superior training and more practice in
drills• (C) Technologically advanced weaponry• (D) Older and more experienced soldiers• (E) Greater patriotism and morale
• The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarch ?
• (A) A better supply system• (B) Superior training and more practice in
drills• (C) Technologically advanced weaponry• (D) Older and more experienced soldiers• (E) Greater patriotism and morale
• . A major revolutionary ideal spread throughout Europe by the French armies during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic periods was that
• careers should be open to talented individuals from all classes
• workers have the right to form labor unions and bargain collectively
• every individual is entitled to a free, public education• private property should be abolished• the aged and the infirm should have the right to public
support
• . A major revolutionary ideal spread throughout Europe by the French armies during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic periods was that
• careers should be open to talented individuals from all classes
• workers have the right to form labor unions and bargain collectively
• every individual is entitled to a free, public education• private property should be abolished• the aged and the infirm should have the right to public
support
• . The decline and fall of Napolean is best explained by
• The inefficiency of the French army• His tactical blunders• Internal resistance by royalists and republicans• The British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar• A combination of flawed policies and growing
resistance to French rule
• . The decline and fall of Napolean is best explained by
• The inefficiency of the French army• His tactical blunders• Internal resistance by royalists and republicans• The British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar• A combination of flawed policies and growing
resistance to French rule
• . Which of the following precipitated the fall of the Second Republic in France?
• France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War• A coup and two plebicites• The French Revolution• The Crimiean War• The unification of Italy
• . Which of the following precipitated the fall of the Second Republic in France?
• France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War• A coup and two plebicites• The French Revolution• The Crimiean War• The unification of Italy
• .Which of the following best explains the eventual defeat of Napolean and his forces
• The inefficiency of the French army• Flawed policies that exacerabated resisitance
to French rule • Internal resistance by royalist and republicans• The British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar• Tactical blunders
• .Which of the following best explains the eventual defeat of Napolean and his forces
• The inefficiency of the French army• Flawed policies that exacerabated resisitance
to French rule • Internal resistance by royalist and republicans• The British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar• Tactical blunders
• Who was the man whose ideas and aims dominated the Congress of Vienna and after whom the age of reaction is named
• Castlereigh• Metternich• Alexander I• Talleyrand• Hardenburg
• Who was the man whose ideas and aims dominated the Congress of Vienna and after whom the age of reaction is named
• Castlereigh• Metternich• Alexander I• Talleyrand• Hardenburg
• .The Congress of Vienna attempted to permanently lessen the possibility of French expansion by
• Leaving foreign troops on French soil • Granting Prussia land on the left bank of the Rhine• Demanding that the French dismantle their military• Providing the Russians with a corridor through
German territory to reach the French border• Annexing large tracts of French territory
• .The Congress of Vienna attempted to permanently lessen the possibility of French expansion by
• Leaving foreign troops on French soil • Granting Prussia land on the left bank of the Rhine• Demanding that the French dismantle their military• Providing the Russians with a corridor through
German territory to reach the French border• Annexing large tracts of French territory
• Metternich, the Austrian chancellor who dominated the Congress of Vienna, extremely fearful of
• Nationalism • The return of the Bourbons• The impact of industrialization• Particularism among Italian states• Russian intentions in Europe
• Metternich, the Austrian chancellor who dominated the Congress of Vienna, extremely fearful of
• Nationalism • The return of the Bourbons• The impact of industrialization• Particularism among Italian states• Russian intentions in Europe
• .Rousseau’s Emile influenced the way people viewed childhood
• By emphasizing the need to teach emotional restraint• By suggesting it as the time in which to instill the
benefits of a rational education• By emphasizing that children were not merely small
adults • By positioning it as the critical focus for the family
dynamic• By framing it as a mirror to adult behaviors
• .Rousseau’s Emile influenced the way people viewed childhood
• By emphasizing the need to teach emotional restraint• By suggesting it as the time in which to instill the
benefits of a rational education• By emphasizing that children were not merely small
adults • By positioning it as the critical focus for the family
dynamic• By framing it as a mirror to adult behaviors
• Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther is an example of
• The anarchist movement• Early liberalism• Socialism• Nationalism• The Sturm and Drang movement
• Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther is an example of
• The anarchist movement• Early liberalism• Socialism• Nationalism• The Sturm and Drang movement
• 19th century Romanticism can be understood as a reaction against
• Conservatism• Changes wrought by the Enlightenment and
industrialization• Nationalism• Social Darwinism• Scientific socialism
• 19th century Romanticism can be understood as a reaction against
• Conservatism• Changes wrought by the Enlightenment and
industrialization• Nationalism• Social Darwinism• Scientific socialism
• My heart leaps up when I behold• A rainbow in the sky:• So was it when my life began, • So is it now I am a man• So be it when I shall grow old• Or let me die!• • The 19th century verse above is indicative of • Neoplatonism• The Romantic movement• The impressionist movement• Conservatism• The Enlightenment
• My heart leaps up when I behold• A rainbow in the sky:• So was it when my life began, • So is it now I am a man• So be it when I shall grow old• Or let me die!• • The 19th century verse above is indicative of • Neoplatonism• The Romantic movement• The impressionist movement• Conservatism• The Enlightenment
• All of the following is true of romantic literature EXCEPT
• It came after neoclassicism and spanned the 19th century
• It looked to the Middle Ages for inspiration• Its poetry glorified nature• Some novels contained elements of the
supernatural • It featured the lives of the poor and outcast
• All of the following is true of romantic literature EXCEPT
• It came after neoclassicism and spanned the 19th century
• It looked to the Middle Ages for inspiration• Its poetry glorified nature• Some novels contained elements of the
supernatural • It featured the lives of the poor and outcast
• Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust was a piece of romantic literature in that it
• Was a heroic adventure story• Condemned the evils of the Industrial Revolution• Drew on a medieval legend involving a deal with
Satan• Was based on a classical story from Greek
mythology• Glorified the beauties of the natural world
• Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust was a piece of romantic literature in that it
• Was a heroic adventure story• Condemned the evils of the Industrial Revolution• Drew on a medieval legend involving a deal with
Satan• Was based on a classical story from Greek
mythology• Glorified the beauties of the natural world
• Hegel was a German philosopher who• Said that a give state of affairs, thesis, would
produce and opposite state, the antithesis• Developed the idea of volkgeist, or spirit of the
people• Said that culture had unique characteristics• Had no influence on future thinking or theories• Glorified all things German as superior to other
cultures
• Hegel was a German philosopher who• Said that a give state of affairs, thesis, would
produce and opposite state, the antithesis• Developed the idea of volkgeist, or spirit of the
people• Said that culture had unique characteristics• Had no influence on future thinking or theories• Glorified all things German as superior to other
cultures
• The German fairy tales published in the 19th century by the brothers Grimm were something of a by-product because
• They never intended the stories for publication• They were linguist who traveled throughout the German
states, studying dialects• The stories were taken from a work of philosophy on the
german volkgeist• They were really scholarly historians• They were really recorded by one of Napolean’s
occupation soldiers
• The German fairy tales published in the 19th century by the brothers Grimm were something of a by-product because
• They never intended the stories for publication• They were linguist who traveled throughout the German
states, studying dialects• The stories were taken from a work of philosophy on the
german volkgeist• They were really scholarly historians• They were really recorded by one of Napolean’s
occupation soldiers
• What late 18th century European artistic movement arose as a reaction against Classicism’s emphasis on reason?
• A. Imperialism.• B. Realism.• C. Romanticism.• D. Surrealism.
• What late 18th century European artistic movement arose as a reaction against Classicism’s emphasis on reason?
• A. Imperialism.• B. Realism.• C. Romanticism.• D. Surrealism.
• Romantics placed a premium of importance on
• The intellect• The body• The afterlife• The imagination• Marital life
• Romantics placed a premium of importance on
• The intellect• The body• The afterlife• The imagination• Marital life
• Which of the following religions developed in Europe during the Romantic ear?
• Deism• Unitarianism• Presbyterianism• Methodism• Mormonism
• Which of the following religions developed in Europe during the Romantic ear?
• Deism• Unitarianism• Presbyterianism• Methodism• Mormonism
• The famous German Romantic figure who authored Faust was
• Friedrich Schlegel• Immanuel Kant• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe• Friedrich Schiller• Johan Gottfried Herder
• The famous German Romantic figure who authored Faust was
• Friedrich Schlegel• Immanuel Kant• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe• Friedrich Schiller• Johan Gottfried Herder
• Which of the following was a distinctive feature of Romanticism?
• A belief that love could conquer all political differences
• A focus on religious values and principles• The glorification of individuality• The cult of the courtier and worship of the lady• An abrupt end to nationalism
• Which of the following was a distinctive feature of Romanticism?
• A belief that love could conquer all political differences
• A focus on religious values and principles• The glorification of individuality• The cult of the courtier and worship of the lady• An abrupt end to nationalism
• Which of the following Romantic figures is renowned for his philosophical theory of the evolutionary development of ideas
• Hegel• Kant• Rousseau• Herder• Goethe
• Which of the following Romantic figures is renowned for his philosophical theory of the evolutionary development of ideas
• Hegel• Kant• Rousseau• Herder• Goethe
• Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile or on Education (1762) promoted
• The idea of public funding of elementary education• The idea that university education is essential to
intellectual development• The idea of giving children maximum freedom in their
development• The idea that rearing children requires strict discipline and
inculcation of morality • The ideas of sending children away from home for formal
schooling
• Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile or on Education (1762) promoted
• The idea of public funding of elementary education• The idea that university education is essential to
intellectual development• The idea of giving children maximum freedom in their
development• The idea that rearing children requires strict discipline and
inculcation of morality • The ideas of sending children away from home for formal
schooling
• All of the following are important British literary romantics EXCEPT
• William Wordsworth• George Sand• Walter Scott• Percy Shelley• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• All of the following are important British literary romantics EXCEPT
• William Wordsworth• George Sand• Walter Scott• Percy Shelley• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Which is the best characterization of the romantic movement
• It emphasized order and reason• It stressed individualism, emotionality, and
imagination• It viewed nature as a force to resist• It rejected the study of history• It reflected the ideals of the Enlightenment
• Which is the best characterization of the romantic movement
• It emphasized order and reason• It stressed individualism, emotionality, and
imagination• It viewed nature as a force to resist• It rejected the study of history• It reflected the ideals of the Enlightenment
• Which literary movement, stressing the influence of heredity and environment on human behavior, replaced romanticism in the last decades of the 1800s?
• Humanism• Rationalism • Relativism • Utopianism• Realism
• Which literary movement, stressing the influence of heredity and environment on human behavior, replaced romanticism in the last decades of the 1800s?
• Humanism• Rationalism • Relativism • Utopianism• Realism
• .The German philosopher J.G. Fichte expanded on the idea of volkgeist by saying that
• It applied other nationalities as well as to Germans• The common people possessed truer qualities that the
nobility• The German volkgeist was superior to that of other
cultures• The Germans had never been able to express their
unique characteristics• German unification was necessary
• .The German philosopher J.G. Fichte expanded on the idea of volkgeist by saying that
• It applied other nationalities as well as to Germans• The common people possessed truer qualities that the
nobility• The German volkgeist was superior to that of other
cultures• The Germans had never been able to express their
unique characteristics• German unification was necessary
• . Rousseau can be considered an early Romantic thinker primarily because he
• Saw the world as a machine• Admired the peasant and, even more, the
uncivilized• Advocated reason over emotion• Directly encouraged revolutionary thought• Had faith in an absolute monarch
• . Rousseau can be considered an early Romantic thinker primarily because he
• Saw the world as a machine• Admired the peasant and, even more, the
uncivilized• Advocated reason over emotion• Directly encouraged revolutionary thought• Had faith in an absolute monarch
• . The German Romantic philosophers and the populists of 19th century Russia were similar in their respect for the
• Nobility • Middle class• Clergy • Common people • Landed aristocracy
• . The German Romantic philosophers and the populists of 19th century Russia were similar in their respect for the
• Nobility • Middle class• Clergy • Common people • Landed aristocracy
• Which of the following is an example of the Sturm and Drang movement
• Michelangelo’s David• Bismark’s Kulturkampf• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand• Guernica• The Sorrows of Young Werther
• Which of the following is an example of the Sturm and Drang movement
• Michelangelo’s David• Bismark’s Kulturkampf• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand• Guernica• The Sorrows of Young Werther
• The English clergyman John Wesley was part of a movement called the “Great Awakening,” which emphasized
• Personal, emotional religious experience• Public confession of sins• Caring for the poor, the sick, and prisoners• Outdoor, evangelical services• All of the above
• The English clergyman John Wesley was part of a movement called the “Great Awakening,” which emphasized
• Personal, emotional religious experience• Public confession of sins• Caring for the poor, the sick, and prisoners• Outdoor, evangelical services• All of the above
• . Which of the following is true of the Romantic movement in early nineteenth-century Europe?
• It opposed emotional exuberance and excess• It shunned the study and writing of history• It was, in part, a reaction to the classicism of an
earlier period• Among the arts, its influence was felt almost
exclusively in music• It emphasized adherence to universally accepted
standards in the arts
• . Which of the following is true of the Romantic movement in early nineteenth-century Europe?
• It opposed emotional exuberance and excess• It shunned the study and writing of history• It was, in part, a reaction to the classicism of an
earlier period• Among the arts, its influence was felt almost
exclusively in music• It emphasized adherence to universally accepted
standards in the arts
• Which of the following statements best describes the writers of the Romantic school?
• (A) They stressed emotion rather than reason.• (B) They continued the traditions of the Enlighten ment.• (C) They were advocates of increased political rights for
women.• (D) They modeled their work on the classics of Greece
and Rome.• (E) They based their writing on scientific and math
ematical models.
• Which of the following statements best describes the writers of the Romantic school?
• (A) They stressed emotion rather than reason.• (B) They continued the traditions of the Enlighten ment.• (C) They were advocates of increased political rights for
women.• (D) They modeled their work on the classics of Greece
and Rome.• (E) They based their writing on scientific and math
ematical models.
• The Romantic movement in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Europe was charac terized by
• (A) reaction against the principles of the Enlightenment
• (B) contempt for organized religion• (C) an interest in science and technology• (D) a view of the natural world as a “machine” • (E) important discoveries about planetary motion
• The Romantic movement in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Europe was charac terized by
• (A) reaction against the principles of the Enlightenment
• (B) contempt for organized religion• (C) an interest in science and technology• (D) a view of the natural world as a “machine” • (E) important discoveries about planetary motion
• . Which of the following is true of the Romantic movement in early nineteenth-century Europe?
• It opposed emotional exuberance and excess• It shunned the study and writing of history• It was, in part, a reaction to the classicism of an earlier
period• Among the arts, its influence was felt almost exclusively in
music• It emphasized adherence to universally accepted standards
in the arts•
• . Which of the following is true of the Romantic movement in early nineteenth-century Europe?
• It opposed emotional exuberance and excess• It shunned the study and writing of history• It was, in part, a reaction to the classicism of an earlier
period• Among the arts, its influence was felt almost exclusively in
music• It emphasized adherence to universally accepted standards
in the arts•
• Romantics were drawn to the art, literature, and architecture of
• a. ancient Greece• b. ancient Rome• c. ancient Judea• d. the Middle Ages• e. the New World
• Romantics were drawn to the art, literature, and architecture of
• a. ancient Greece• b. ancient Rome• c. ancient Judea• d. the Middle Ages• e. the New World
• . Jean Jacques Rousseau laid out how to live a good life without being adversely influenced by society in
• a. The Social Contract• b. Constitutional Project for Corcisca• c. Letters Written from the Mountain• d. the Spirit of the Law• e. Emile
• . Jean Jacques Rousseau laid out how to live a good life without being adversely influenced by society in
• a. The Social Contract• b. Constitutional Project for Corcisca• c. Letters Written from the Mountain• d. the Spirit of the Law• e. Emile
• . Immanuel Kant agrued that human perception is as much a production of the mind’s activity as of
• a. the influence of a free society• b. sensory perception• c. divinely inspired ideals• d. human morality• e. the existence of God
• . Immanuel Kant agrued that human perception is as much a production of the mind’s activity as of
• a. the influence of a free society• b. sensory perception• c. divinely inspired ideals• d. human morality• e. the existence of God
• . In the 18th century, what writer used the terms Romantic and Gothic interchangeably
• a. Johann Gottfried Goethe• b. August Willhelm von Schlegel• c. Madame de Staal• d. Thomas Warton• e. Immanuel Kant
• . In the 18th century, what writer used the terms Romantic and Gothic interchangeably
• a. Johann Gottfried Goethe• b. August Willhelm von Schlegel• c. Madame de Staal• d. Thomas Warton• e. Immanuel Kant
• Romantic artists grew upon this era for inspiration
• a. the ancient world• b. the Renaissance• c. their vision of the future• d. the Enlightenment• e. the Middle Ages
• Romantic artists grew upon this era for inspiration
• a. the ancient world• b. the Renaissance• c. their vision of the future• d. the Enlightenment• e. the Middle Ages
• The most important German philosopher of the Romantic era was
• a. Hegel• b. Goethe• c. Herder• d. Blake• e. Fichte
• The most important German philosopher of the Romantic era was
• a. Hegel• b. Goethe• c. Herder• d. Blake• e. Fichte