Question 1

Define the following terms: Josephine Grey Butler

Accepted Answer

Josephine Grey Butler (1828–1906) was a

Question 2

Define the following terms: Suez Canal

Accepted Answer

The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway lo

Question 3

The discoveries of Louis Pasteur included

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A)  the use of ether in surgery. 
B)  identification of microbes as the cause of various diseases. 
C)  adding vitamins to milk. 
D)  developing carbolic acid. 
E)  the use of blood transfusions. 
A)  the use of ether in surgery. 
B)  identification of microbes as the cause of various diseases. 
C)  adding vitamins to milk. 
D)  developing carbolic acid. 
E)  the use of blood transfusions.

Question 4

The Second Industrial Revolution was characterized by all of the following except

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A)  increased speed of production. 
B)  the use of mass-produced steel. 
C)  replacement of petroleum-powered machines with the steam engine. 
D)  the introduction of synthetic dyes and aluminum. 
E)  electricity coming into wider use. 
A)  increased speed of production. 
B)  the use of mass-produced steel. 
C)  replacement of petroleum-powered machines with the steam engine. 
D)  the introduction of synthetic dyes and aluminum. 
E)  electricity coming into wider use.

Question 5

Discuss the position of middle-class women. Survey their lifestyles, values, and the new professional opportunities that began to open for them.

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Students should show objectivity in the

Question 6

To cope with the many serious problems of urban growth, governments

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A)  took few and ineffective measures. 
B)  improved sanitation and transportation and pursued ambitious urban renewal programs. 
C)  forcibly moved many urban residents to the suburbs. 
D)  prohibited people from moving to the cities. 
E)  were unsure in how to deal with the aged and orphans. 
A)  took few and ineffective measures. 
B)  improved sanitation and transportation and pursued ambitious urban renewal programs. 
C)  forcibly moved many urban residents to the suburbs. 
D)  prohibited people from moving to the cities. 
E)  were unsure in how to deal with the aged and orphans.

Question 7

In the age of optimism, materialism and selfishness were strongly criticized by

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A)  Comte and Durkheim. 
B)  Dostoyevsky and Carlyle. 
C)  Queen Victoria. 
D)  Darwin. 
E)  the Catholic Church. 
A)  Comte and Durkheim. 
B)  Dostoyevsky and Carlyle. 
C)  Queen Victoria. 
D)  Darwin. 
E)  the Catholic Church.

Question 8

Which of the following worked actively to improve conditions for the working class?

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A)  Socialist parties 
B)  The Catholic Church 
C)  Some national governments 
D)  Charles Bradlaugh 
E)  All of these 
A)  Socialist parties 
B)  The Catholic Church 
C)  Some national governments 
D)  Charles Bradlaugh 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Cheaper and better steel production led to all of the following except

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A)  the characterization of the second half of the nineteenth century as the "age of steel." 
B)  the expansion of rail systems. 
C)  overproduction of steel and a severe depression. 
D)  strong growth of the building industry. 
E)  the evolution of shopping emporiums. 
A)  the characterization of the second half of the nineteenth century as the "age of steel." 
B)  the expansion of rail systems. 
C)  overproduction of steel and a severe depression. 
D)  strong growth of the building industry. 
E)  the evolution of shopping emporiums.

Question 10

As the "bourgeois century" progressed

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A)  a lower middle class of clerks, salespeople, lower civil servants, and similar groups rapidly increased. 
B)  professionalization accelerated. 
C)  the middle class increasingly became the trend setters in society. 
D)  requirements for certain offices or professions became more stringent. 
E)  All of these 
A)  a lower middle class of clerks, salespeople, lower civil servants, and similar groups rapidly increased. 
B)  professionalization accelerated. 
C)  the middle class increasingly became the trend setters in society. 
D)  requirements for certain offices or professions became more stringent. 
E)  All of these

Question 11

Define the following terms: Le Bon Marché

Accepted Answer

Le Bon Marché is a term that can refer t

Question 12

Define the following terms: Auguste Comte

Accepted Answer

Auguste Comte (full name Isidore Auguste

Question 13

Define the following terms: Emile Zola

Accepted Answer

Emile Zola was a French novelist, playwr

Question 14

Define the following terms: separate spheres

Accepted Answer

The term "separate spheres" refers to a

Question 15

Define the following terms: Social Darwinism

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism is a theory that applie

Question 16

Improvements in transportation included

Accepted Answer

A)  a significant decline in the expense of rail transportation. 
B)  faster and more efficient ocean transportation. 
C)  advancements in refrigeration. 
D)  the building of the Suez Canal. 
E)  All of these 
A)  a significant decline in the expense of rail transportation. 
B)  faster and more efficient ocean transportation. 
C)  advancements in refrigeration. 
D)  the building of the Suez Canal. 
E)  All of these

Question 17

Define the following terms: Leo Tolstoy

Accepted Answer

Leo Tolstoy, whose full name is Count Le

Question 18

The introduction of governmental public services in Europe did not involve

Accepted Answer

A)  the installation of sewers. 
B)  urban transportation. 
C)  running water in homes. 
D)  street lights. 
E)  public bathing houses. 
A)  the installation of sewers. 
B)  urban transportation. 
C)  running water in homes. 
D)  street lights. 
E)  public bathing houses.

Question 19

Impressionism refers to

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A)  a new sensitivity resulting from the rise in literacy. 
B)  the powerful impact of traditional realism. 
C)  a new style of painting that tried to capture how objects looked before they were "distorted" by the brain. 
D)  yellow journalism. 
E)  a style of painting that returned to traditional myths and symbols. 
A)  a new sensitivity resulting from the rise in literacy. 
B)  the powerful impact of traditional realism. 
C)  a new style of painting that tried to capture how objects looked before they were "distorted" by the brain. 
D)  yellow journalism. 
E)  a style of painting that returned to traditional myths and symbols.

Question 20

Auguste Comte's philosophy held that

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A)  true human development means progress in virtue and love of God. 
B)  human progress is an illusion. 
C)  since humans have already reached the ultimate level of social development, further progress is impossible. 
D)  human progress results from studying the material world with scientific methods. 
E)  science demeans and lowers the humanity of mankind. 
A)  true human development means progress in virtue and love of God. 
B)  human progress is an illusion. 
C)  since humans have already reached the ultimate level of social development, further progress is impossible. 
D)  human progress results from studying the material world with scientific methods. 
E)  science demeans and lowers the humanity of mankind.

Exam 23: The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Define the following terms: Josephine Grey Butler

Define the following terms: Suez Canal

The discoveries of Louis Pasteur included

The Second Industrial Revolution was characterized by all of the following except

Discuss the position of middle-class women. Survey their lifestyles, values, and the new professional opportunities that began to open for them.

To cope with the many serious problems of urban growth, governments

In the age of optimism, materialism and selfishness were strongly criticized by

Which of the following worked actively to improve conditions for the working class?

Cheaper and better steel production led to all of the following except

As the "bourgeois century" progressed

Define the following terms: Le Bon Marché

Define the following terms: Auguste Comte

Define the following terms: Emile Zola

Define the following terms: separate spheres

Define the following terms: Social Darwinism

Improvements in transportation included

Define the following terms: Leo Tolstoy

The introduction of governmental public services in Europe did not involve

Impressionism refers to

Auguste Comte's philosophy held that

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, C.A 1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to CA 350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, Ca 350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad 284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-CA 600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, CA 1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, CA 1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The ERA of the Second World War, 1939-1949

An Anxious Stability: The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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