Question 1

List and explain three ways industrialization changed the English working class people.

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Question 2

Compare the subjects and themes of Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers and A Burial at Ornans,both of which drew criticism from French viewers.

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Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers and A Burial at Ornans both depict scenes of everyday life and labor, which was a departure from the traditional subjects of historical or mythological scenes that were popular in French art at the time. The Stonebreakers shows two men working in a rural setting, while A Burial at Ornans depicts a funeral procession in a small town.

Both paintings drew criticism from French viewers for their realistic and unidealized portrayal of working-class life. The Stonebreakers was criticized for its depiction of poverty and the harsh conditions of manual labor, while A Burial at Ornans was seen as a rejection of traditional religious and artistic conventions surrounding death and mourning.

In terms of themes, both paintings reflect Courbet's commitment to portraying the realities of contemporary life, particularly the lives of the working class. They also challenge the traditional hierarchy of subject matter in art, elevating scenes of everyday life to the status of high art.

Overall, The Stonebreakers and A Burial at Ornans share a focus on the lives of ordinary people and a rejection of traditional artistic and social norms, which led to their controversial reception by French viewers.

Question 3

Explain the events that inspired the creation of Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.

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The creation of Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa was inspired by the real-life events surrounding the shipwreck of the French naval frigate, the Medusa, in 1816. The ship ran aground off the coast of Mauritania, and the survivors were left adrift on a makeshift raft for 13 days before being rescued. The event was a scandal at the time, as the incompetent captain and officers had abandoned the raft, leaving the passengers to fend for themselves. Géricault was deeply moved by the tragic and dramatic story of survival, and he sought to capture the raw emotions and struggles of the survivors in his monumental painting. The Raft of the Medusa is a powerful and haunting depiction of human suffering and resilience, and it stands as a testament to the enduring impact of this harrowing historical event.

Question 4

On what main point did Darwin's discoveries and theories draw criticism from Louis Agassiz and others?

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A) Humans evolved from lower species 
B) Extinction of species was not due to God 
C) Adaptation was not controlled by God 
D) Sexual instinct dictated human actions 
A) Humans evolved from lower species 
B) Extinction of species was not due to God 
C) Adaptation was not controlled by God 
D) Sexual instinct dictated human actions

Question 5

How did the coming of the railroads transform inner-city London?

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A) The Thames became more polluted 
B) Cheap hotels replaced tenements 
C) Prostitution and gin houses increased 
D) Warehouses displaced the poor 
A) The Thames became more polluted 
B) Cheap hotels replaced tenements 
C) Prostitution and gin houses increased 
D) Warehouses displaced the poor

Question 6

Construct an argument for or against Paul Delaroche's claim that after the development of photography,"Painting is dead!"

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Paul Delaroche's claim that "painting is

Question 7

Compare the depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin to that in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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The depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom's

Question 8

Describe the living and working conditions of nineteenth-century London.

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The living and working conditions of nin

Question 9

What theory did Harvard professor Louis Agassiz aim to prove in his study of South Carolina slaves?

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A) The different races were equal 
B) Slavery decreased brain size 
C) Africans were inferior to whites 
D) Africans and whites should not interbreed 
A) The different races were equal 
B) Slavery decreased brain size 
C) Africans were inferior to whites 
D) Africans and whites should not interbreed

Question 10

Why did Louis XIII purchase and then store away Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People?

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A) It included a nude Louis in it 
B) It would insight the commoners to rebel 
C) It was too large to display 
D) It satirized Louis's claim to the throne 
A) It included a nude Louis in it 
B) It would insight the commoners to rebel 
C) It was too large to display 
D) It satirized Louis's claim to the throne

Question 11

Identify and provide examples of two ways French literary realism differed from British.

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French literary realism differed from Br

Question 12

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write was the inspiration for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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A) The slaves owned by her father,a judge 
B) The death and burial of her young son 
C) The public speeches of Frederick Douglass 
D) The narrative told by Sojourner Truth 
A) The slaves owned by her father,a judge 
B) The death and burial of her young son 
C) The public speeches of Frederick Douglass 
D) The narrative told by Sojourner Truth

Question 13

What was a central mission of the abolitionist movement?

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A) To return the Africans to their homeland 
B) To redistribute the Southerners' wealth 
C) To Christianize the African slaves 
D) To feel self-righteous by helping the slaves 
A) To return the Africans to their homeland 
B) To redistribute the Southerners' wealth 
C) To Christianize the African slaves 
D) To feel self-righteous by helping the slaves

Question 14

Some modern readers find the racist language of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn offensive.Basing your claim on at least two clearly defined and supported points,argue whether the book should be edited to exclude such language.

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The question of whether The Adventures o

Question 15

According to French philosopher Auguste Comte,society passes through what three stages on its quest for knowledge?

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A) Rural,urban,and suburban 
B) Theological,metaphysical,and positive 
C) Mythological,religious,and scientific 
D) Superstitious,religious,and enlightened 
A) Rural,urban,and suburban 
B) Theological,metaphysical,and positive 
C) Mythological,religious,and scientific 
D) Superstitious,religious,and enlightened

Question 16

Why did Charles Darwin sail on the H.M.S.Beagle in 1831?

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A) To serve as the ship's physician 
B) To find evidence for human evolution 
C) To photograph South America 
D) To serve as the ship's naturalist 
A) To serve as the ship's physician 
B) To find evidence for human evolution 
C) To photograph South America 
D) To serve as the ship's naturalist

Question 17

Why did Maxine Du Camp almost always include a human figure in his photographs?

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A) To prove their realism 
B) To indicate scale 
C) To make them more marketable 
D) To provide a focal point 
A) To prove their realism 
B) To indicate scale 
C) To make them more marketable 
D) To provide a focal point

Question 18

Explain Charles Darwin's argument of natural selection.

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Charles Darwin's argument of natural sel

Question 19

Why could Charles Dickens describe the suffering of London's poor so vividly and accurately?

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A) He had interviewed the slum's residents 
B) He had read stories of their plight 
C) He had grown up in those conditions 
D) He had seen them in his reporter job 
A) He had interviewed the slum's residents 
B) He had read stories of their plight 
C) He had grown up in those conditions 
D) He had seen them in his reporter job

Question 20

Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society?

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A) Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 
B) Disgust with their exploitation of him as an intelligent African 
C) Concern that they were becoming too militant 
D) Disillusionment with their talk but no action to help slaves 
A) Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 
B) Disgust with their exploitation of him as an intelligent African 
C) Concern that they were becoming too militant 
D) Disillusionment with their talk but no action to help slaves

List and explain three ways industrialization changed the English working class people.

Compare the subjects and themes of Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers and A Burial at Ornans,both of which drew criticism from French viewers.

Explain the events that inspired the creation of Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.

On what main point did Darwin's discoveries and theories draw criticism from Louis Agassiz and others?

How did the coming of the railroads transform inner-city London?

Construct an argument for or against Paul Delaroche's claim that after the development of photography,"Painting is dead!"

Compare the depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin to that in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Describe the living and working conditions of nineteenth-century London.

What theory did Harvard professor Louis Agassiz aim to prove in his study of South Carolina slaves?

Why did Louis XIII purchase and then store away Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People?

Identify and provide examples of two ways French literary realism differed from British.

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write was the inspiration for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

What was a central mission of the abolitionist movement?

Some modern readers find the racist language of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn offensive.Basing your claim on at least two clearly defined and supported points,argue whether the book should be edited to exclude such language.

According to French philosopher Auguste Comte,society passes through what three stages on its quest for knowledge?

Why did Charles Darwin sail on the H.M.S.Beagle in 1831?

Why did Maxine Du Camp almost always include a human figure in his photographs?

Explain Charles Darwin's argument of natural selection.

Why could Charles Dickens describe the suffering of London's poor so vividly and accurately?

Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society?

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Exam 27: Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

List and explain three ways industrialization changed the English working class people.

Compare the subjects and themes of Gustave Courbet's The Stonebreakers and A Burial at Ornans,both of which drew criticism from French viewers.

Explain the events that inspired the creation of Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.

On what main point did Darwin's discoveries and theories draw criticism from Louis Agassiz and others?

How did the coming of the railroads transform inner-city London?

Construct an argument for or against Paul Delaroche's claim that after the development of photography,"Painting is dead!"

Compare the depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin to that in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Describe the living and working conditions of nineteenth-century London.

What theory did Harvard professor Louis Agassiz aim to prove in his study of South Carolina slaves?

Why did Louis XIII purchase and then store away Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People?

Identify and provide examples of two ways French literary realism differed from British.

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write was the inspiration for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

What was a central mission of the abolitionist movement?

Some modern readers find the racist language of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn offensive.Basing your claim on at least two clearly defined and supported points,argue whether the book should be edited to exclude such language.

According to French philosopher Auguste Comte,society passes through what three stages on its quest for knowledge?

Why did Charles Darwin sail on the H.M.S.Beagle in 1831?

Why did Maxine Du Camp almost always include a human figure in his photographs?

Explain Charles Darwin's argument of natural selection.

Why could Charles Dickens describe the suffering of London's poor so vividly and accurately?

Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society?

The Baroque in Italy: The Church and Its Appeal

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 Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

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

Global Confrontation and Civil War: Challenges to Cultural Identity

In Pursuit of Modernity: Paris in the 1850s and 1860s

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

The Great War and Its Impact: a Lost Generation and a New Imagination

New York skyscraper Culture and the Jazz Age: Making It New

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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