Question 1

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

Question 2

Explain the symbolic meaning of a focal point's absence in Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans.

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In Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans,

Question 3

What about Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Le Grande Odalisque did viewers immediately recognize as being unrealistic?

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A)  The woman is not Turkish. 
B)  The peacock-feather fan lacks brushstrokes. 
C)  The woman's back has too many vertebrae. 
D)  The woman's right foot has only four toes. 
A)  The woman is not Turkish. 
B)  The peacock-feather fan lacks brushstrokes. 
C)  The woman's back has too many vertebrae. 
D)  The woman's right foot has only four toes.

Question 4

Neoclassically-trained Théodore Géricault painted The Raft of the Medusa to

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A)  protest aristocratic privilege. 
B)  call attention to the plight of slaves. 
C)  expose the French government's cover-up. 
D)  shock the French into another revolution. 
A)  protest aristocratic privilege. 
B)  call attention to the plight of slaves. 
C)  expose the French government's cover-up. 
D)  shock the French into another revolution.

Question 5

Following the end of Napoleon's reign in 1815,France's government was

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A)  a republic. 
B)  a monarchy. 
C)  an anarchy. 
D)  a democracy. 
A)  a republic. 
B)  a monarchy. 
C)  an anarchy. 
D)  a democracy.

Question 6

Architect A.W.N.Pugin considered medieval poorhouses superior to the nineteenth-century ones,because they were

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A)  guided by Christian principles. 
B)  inside the abbey, not separate. 
C)  smaller. 
D)  located in rural, not urban, areas. 
A)  guided by Christian principles. 
B)  inside the abbey, not separate. 
C)  smaller. 
D)  located in rural, not urban, areas.

Question 7

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 8

When French painter Paul Delaroche saw his first daguerreotype,he declared

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A)  "Painting is dead!" 
B)  "The world is black and white!" 
C)  "This is not art!" 
D)  "Realism is here!" 
A)  "Painting is dead!" 
B)  "The world is black and white!" 
C)  "This is not art!" 
D)  "Realism is here!"

Question 9

Many people moved to London between 1800 and 1880 to

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A)  take advantage of better schools for their children. 
B)  escape religious persecution. 
C)  afford the cheaper housing the city offered. 
D)  be near the factories where they were employed. 
A)  take advantage of better schools for their children. 
B)  escape religious persecution. 
C)  afford the cheaper housing the city offered. 
D)  be near the factories where they were employed.

Question 10

Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times to

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A)  show the greed of London lawyers. 
B)  satirize Utilitarian industrialists. 
C)  expose the conditions of London's poorhouses. 
D)  show the brutality of London's orphanages. 
A)  show the greed of London lawyers. 
B)  satirize Utilitarian industrialists. 
C)  expose the conditions of London's poorhouses. 
D)  show the brutality of London's orphanages.

Question 11

The French public and critics objected to Gustave Courbet's paintings because of his

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A)  use of contemporary people in historical scenes. 
B)  use of political symbolism in landscape scenes. 
C)  wild, energetic brushstrokes. 
D)  depiction of commoners on a grand scale. 
A)  use of contemporary people in historical scenes. 
B)  use of political symbolism in landscape scenes. 
C)  wild, energetic brushstrokes. 
D)  depiction of commoners on a grand scale.

Question 12

Define "literary realism," and list two examples by different authors.

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Literary realism is a literary movement

Question 13

Honoré de Balzac wrote his 92-novel series The Human Comedy to

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A)  show love's healing properties. 
B)  satirize the new French government. 
C)  reflect the whole of French society. 
D)  retell Shakespeare's stories. 
A)  show love's healing properties. 
B)  satirize the new French government. 
C)  reflect the whole of French society. 
D)  retell Shakespeare's stories.

Question 14

Factories in London tended to employ unskilled single young women and widows,because

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A)  women worked for lower wages than men. 
B)  there was a shortage of available men in the labor force. 
C)  they were more dependable than men. 
D)  they brought children who would work as assistants. 
A)  women worked for lower wages than men. 
B)  there was a shortage of available men in the labor force. 
C)  they were more dependable than men. 
D)  they brought children who would work as assistants.

Question 15

The scholarly study of Orientalism is closely associated with the work of

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A)  Eugène Delacroix. 
B)  Olympe de Gouges. 
C)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D)  Edward Said. 
A)  Eugène Delacroix. 
B)  Olympe de Gouges. 
C)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D)  Edward Said.

Question 16

For various possible reasons,Roger Fenton did not show the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs.Compare that choice to the practices of today's media.Argue for or against graphic photography.

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There are several possible reasons why R

Question 17

Maxine Du Camp almost always included a human figure in his photographs to

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

Question 18

What did French philosopher Charles Fourier call his idealized communities where individuals could live freely?

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A)  communes 
B)  cooperatives 
C)  Renaissance communities 
D)  phalanxes 
A)  communes 
B)  cooperatives 
C)  Renaissance communities 
D)  phalanxes

Question 19

What is a possible reason for which Roger Fenton did not include the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs?

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A)  The British government forbade it. 
B)  He wasn't allowed on the battlefield. 
C)  The families requested him not to do so. 
D)  Newspapers would not print them. 
A)  The British government forbade it. 
B)  He wasn't allowed on the battlefield. 
C)  The families requested him not to do so. 
D)  Newspapers would not print them.

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

Explain the symbolic meaning of a focal point's absence in Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans.

What about Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Le Grande Odalisque did viewers immediately recognize as being unrealistic?

Neoclassically-trained Théodore Géricault painted The Raft of the Medusa to

Following the end of Napoleon's reign in 1815,France's government was

Architect A.W.N.Pugin considered medieval poorhouses superior to the nineteenth-century ones,because they were

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

When French painter Paul Delaroche saw his first daguerreotype,he declared

Many people moved to London between 1800 and 1880 to

Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times to

The French public and critics objected to Gustave Courbet's paintings because of his

Define "literary realism," and list two examples by different authors.

Honoré de Balzac wrote his 92-novel series The Human Comedy to

Factories in London tended to employ unskilled single young women and widows,because

The scholarly study of Orientalism is closely associated with the work of

For various possible reasons,Roger Fenton did not show the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs.Compare that choice to the practices of today's media.Argue for or against graphic photography.

Maxine Du Camp almost always included a human figure in his photographs to

What did French philosopher Charles Fourier call his idealized communities where individuals could live freely?

What is a possible reason for which Roger Fenton did not include the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs?

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Exam 28: Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

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

Explain the symbolic meaning of a focal point's absence in Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans.

What about Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Le Grande Odalisque did viewers immediately recognize as being unrealistic?

Neoclassically-trained Théodore Géricault painted The Raft of the Medusa to

Following the end of Napoleon's reign in 1815,France's government was

Architect A.W.N.Pugin considered medieval poorhouses superior to the nineteenth-century ones,because they were

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

When French painter Paul Delaroche saw his first daguerreotype,he declared

Many people moved to London between 1800 and 1880 to

Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times to

The French public and critics objected to Gustave Courbet's paintings because of his

Define "literary realism," and list two examples by different authors.

Honoré de Balzac wrote his 92-novel series The Human Comedy to

Factories in London tended to employ unskilled single young women and widows,because

The scholarly study of Orientalism is closely associated with the work of

For various possible reasons,Roger Fenton did not show the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs.Compare that choice to the practices of today's media.Argue for or against graphic photography.

Maxine Du Camp almost always included a human figure in his photographs to

What did French philosopher Charles Fourier call his idealized communities where individuals could live freely?

What is a possible reason for which Roger Fenton did not include the dead or wounded in his Crimean War photographs?

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

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

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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