Question 1

Count Camillo di Cavour led the unification movement in southern Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In Madame Bovary, ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray 
A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray C

Question 3

What was an important characteristic of Realist art?

Accepted Answer

A) A focus on emotion and the inner life 
B) A desire to depict everyday life 
C) A desire to present an ideal world 
D) An emphasis on color and drama 
E) A belief in the genius of the individual artist 
A) A focus on emotion and the inner life 
B) A desire to depict everyday life 
C) A desire to present an ideal world 
D) An emphasis on color and drama 
E) A belief in the genius of the individual artist B

Question 4

The Danish War was fought over

Accepted Answer

A) control of the Baltic Sea. 
B) Alsace-Lorraine. 
C) the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. 
D) Saxony and Mecklenburg. 
E) Bavaria. 
A) control of the Baltic Sea. 
B) Alsace-Lorraine. 
C) the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. 
D) Saxony and Mecklenburg. 
E) Bavaria.

Question 5

Marx saw his own times as a period in which the bourgeoisie faced off against the

Accepted Answer

A) church. 
B) monarchists. 
C) trade unionists. 
D) proletariat. 
E) nobility. 
A) church. 
B) monarchists. 
C) trade unionists. 
D) proletariat. 
E) nobility.

Question 6

Bismarck was appointed prime minister by

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A) Frederick III. 
B) William I. 
C) Frederick William II. 
D) Otto V. 
E) William II. 
A) Frederick III. 
B) William I. 
C) Frederick William II. 
D) Otto V. 
E) William II.

Question 7

The zemstvos system was designed to enhance the power of the Russian central government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to

Accepted Answer

A) abandon Algeria. 
B) give up the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C) demilitarize. 
D) agree to an defensive alliance with Prussia. 
E) give up its Asian colonies. 
A) abandon Algeria. 
B) give up the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. 
C) demilitarize. 
D) agree to an defensive alliance with Prussia. 
E) give up its Asian colonies.

Question 9

What were the causes and consequences of the Crimean War?

Accepted Answer

The Crimean War, which took place from 1

Question 10

Who was primarily responsible for the germ theory of disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Darwin 
B) Joseph Lister 
C) Louis Pasteur 
D) Friedrich Engels 
E) Samuel Gross 
A) Charles Darwin 
B) Joseph Lister 
C) Louis Pasteur 
D) Friedrich Engels 
E) Samuel Gross

Question 11

Bismarck is best seen as a

Accepted Answer

A) realist. 
B) romantic. 
C) war monger. 
D) classical liberal. 
E) republican idealist. 
A) realist. 
B) romantic. 
C) war monger. 
D) classical liberal. 
E) republican idealist.

Question 12

What was the subject of Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man?

Accepted Answer

A) It questioned the new evolutionary theories. 
B) It proposed the first theory of genetic mutations. 
C) It argued for the animal origins of human beings, who had evolved by adapting to their environment over time. 
D) It placed humans in the center of a rational universe. 
E) It predicted the extinction of man and the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature. 
A) It questioned the new evolutionary theories. 
B) It proposed the first theory of genetic mutations. 
C) It argued for the animal origins of human beings, who had evolved by adapting to their environment over time. 
D) It placed humans in the center of a rational universe. 
E) It predicted the extinction of man and the rise of a new creation that would dominate nature.

Question 13

What was the historical significance of Prussian leadership during German unification?

Accepted Answer

A) It marked a new era of peaceful European interstate relations. 
B) It marked the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C) Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D) True parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E) It marked a new era of peace in Europe. 
A) It marked a new era of peaceful European interstate relations. 
B) It marked the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. 
C) Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. 
D) True parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. 
E) It marked a new era of peace in Europe.

Question 14

Which scientist provided a working foundation for the use of electricity?

Accepted Answer

A) Friedrich Engels 
B) Louis Pasteur 
C) Michael Faraday 
D) Charles Darwin 
E) Charles Dickens 
A) Friedrich Engels 
B) Louis Pasteur 
C) Michael Faraday 
D) Charles Darwin 
E) Charles Dickens

Question 15

What were the Russian zemstvos?

Accepted Answer

A) Radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes 
B) Local assemblies with limited self-governing powers 
C) Agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules 
D) The emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free 
E) Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St.Petersburg 
A) Radical, populist societies that supported all revolutionary causes 
B) Local assemblies with limited self-governing powers 
C) Agreements between peasants and landlords concerning work rules 
D) The emancipation proclamations that set groups of serfs free 
E) Russia's two national parliaments, one in Moscow and the other in St.Petersburg

Question 16

Who was the romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy?

Accepted Answer

A) Matteotti 
B) Mazzini 
C) Garibaldi 
D) Sforza 
E) Cavour 
A) Matteotti 
B) Mazzini 
C) Garibaldi 
D) Sforza 
E) Cavour

Question 17

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray 
A) Jean-Francois Millet 
B) Gustave Courbet 
C) Gustave Flaubert 
D) Charles Dickens 
E) William Thackeray

Question 18

What was one of Napoleon III's great domestic projects?

Accepted Answer

A) The building of the Eiffel Tower 
B) The rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame 
C) The reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities 
D) The damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control 
E) The construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism 
A) The building of the Eiffel Tower 
B) The rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame 
C) The reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities 
D) The damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control 
E) The construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism

Question 19

The Prussians enjoyed significant technological advantages over the Austrians in the Austro-Prussian War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What event precipitated the end of the Second French Republic in 1851?

Accepted Answer

A) Prussia invaded and occupied France. 
B) The army overthrew the Republic in a coup. 
C) The legislature voluntarily disbanded. 
D) A tornado tore about the government buildings. 
E) The voters abolished it in a vote. 
A) Prussia invaded and occupied France. 
B) The army overthrew the Republic in a coup. 
C) The legislature voluntarily disbanded. 
D) A tornado tore about the government buildings. 
E) The voters abolished it in a vote.

Count Camillo di Cavour led the unification movement in southern Italy.

In Madame Bovary, ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

What was an important characteristic of Realist art?

The Danish War was fought over

Marx saw his own times as a period in which the bourgeoisie faced off against the

Bismarck was appointed prime minister by

The zemstvos system was designed to enhance the power of the Russian central government.

As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to

What were the causes and consequences of the Crimean War?

Who was primarily responsible for the germ theory of disease?

Bismarck is best seen as a

What was the subject of Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man?

What was the historical significance of Prussian leadership during German unification?

Which scientist provided a working foundation for the use of electricity?

What were the Russian zemstvos?

Who was the romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy?

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

What was one of Napoleon III's great domestic projects?

The Prussians enjoyed significant technological advantages over the Austrians in the Austro-Prussian War.

What event precipitated the end of the Second French Republic in 1851?

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Exam 9: An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Count Camillo di Cavour led the unification movement in southern Italy.

In Madame Bovary, ____ told the story of a woman trapped in loveless marriage.

What was an important characteristic of Realist art?

The Danish War was fought over

Marx saw his own times as a period in which the bourgeoisie faced off against the

Bismarck was appointed prime minister by

The zemstvos system was designed to enhance the power of the Russian central government.

As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to

What were the causes and consequences of the Crimean War?

Who was primarily responsible for the germ theory of disease?

Bismarck is best seen as a

What was the subject of Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man?

What was the historical significance of Prussian leadership during German unification?

Which scientist provided a working foundation for the use of electricity?

What were the Russian zemstvos?

Who was the romantic nationalist who challenged Cavour for control of southern Italy?

In The Stonebreakers, ____ shocked viewers with its depiction of human misery.

What was one of Napoleon III's great domestic projects?

The Prussians enjoyed significant technological advantages over the Austrians in the Austro-Prussian War.

What event precipitated the end of the Second French Republic in 1851?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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