Question 1

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X. 
A)  a series of political dinners being held across the country. 
B)  toppling of the government of King Louis Philippe. 
C)  France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. 
D)  the establishment of the Third Republic. 
E)  toppling of the government of Charles X. B

Question 2

The Greek war of independence:

Accepted Answer

A)  pitted various Greek groups against the Ottoman Turks. 
B)  was both peaceful and bloodless. 
C)  led to the repeal of the London Protocols. 
D)  resulted in the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  resulted in the capture of Constantinople. 
A)  pitted various Greek groups against the Ottoman Turks. 
B)  was both peaceful and bloodless. 
C)  led to the repeal of the London Protocols. 
D)  resulted in the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. 
E)  resulted in the capture of Constantinople. A

Question 3

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

Accepted Answer

A)  after an overwhelming majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico. 
A)  after an overwhelming majority vote of the people. 
B)  after Louis Napoleon seized power. 
C)  immediately following a bloody revolution. 
D)  after the Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  after France invaded Mexico. A

Question 4

One of the most influential British liberals was:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  David Ricardo. 
C)  Jeremy Bentham. 
D)  Adam Smith. 
E)  James Mill. 
A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  David Ricardo. 
C)  Jeremy Bentham. 
D)  Adam Smith. 
E)  James Mill.

Question 5

The revolutions of 1848 were prompted by the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In The Condition of the Working Class in England,Friedrich Engels:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the standard of living had increased for skilled workers. 
B)  gave an empirical report describing the misery of British factory workers. 
C)  described his observations of a textile factory in Essen,Germany. 
D)  offered a philosophical justification for dialectical materialism. 
E)  stated that the workers' revolution he had predicted earlier would never occur in England. 
A)  argued that the standard of living had increased for skilled workers. 
B)  gave an empirical report describing the misery of British factory workers. 
C)  described his observations of a textile factory in Essen,Germany. 
D)  offered a philosophical justification for dialectical materialism. 
E)  stated that the workers' revolution he had predicted earlier would never occur in England.

Question 7

The revolutions in South America were aided in 1823 when the United States issued the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctrine of Manifest Destiny. 
B)  Jefferson/Jackson Doctrine. 
C)  Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  Treaty of La Plata. 
E)  Madison Memorandum. 
A)  Doctrine of Manifest Destiny. 
B)  Jefferson/Jackson Doctrine. 
C)  Monroe Doctrine. 
D)  Treaty of La Plata. 
E)  Madison Memorandum.

Question 8

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

Accepted Answer

While "nation" used to refer to the king

Question 9

After the fall of Napoleon,France still remained the most powerful continental state due to Napoleon's efforts to centralize power and his governmental reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The nation that pushed for the creation of a Holy Alliance dedicated to justice,Christian charity,and peace was:

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Great Britain. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  France. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Great Britain. 
E)  Russia.

Question 11

What factors contributed to the second French Revolution in 1830?

Accepted Answer

The new king,Charles X,enacted a series

Question 12

The military officers who carried out the Decembrist Revolt in Russia upon the death of Alexander I wanted:

Accepted Answer

A)  to create the Republic of Russia. 
B)  to implement the sorts of reforms that Napoleon had implemented in France. 
C)  Russia to become the Third Rome. 
D)  to make Russia the "Liberator of the World." 
E)  to accelerate the pace of reform in Russia to make it worthy of being the "liberator of Europe." 
A)  to create the Republic of Russia. 
B)  to implement the sorts of reforms that Napoleon had implemented in France. 
C)  Russia to become the Third Rome. 
D)  to make Russia the "Liberator of the World." 
E)  to accelerate the pace of reform in Russia to make it worthy of being the "liberator of Europe."

Question 13

During the nineteenth century,many European economists such as _________ sought to develop national economies and national infrastructures in keeping with the general rise of nationalism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Liszt 
B)  Friedrich Strassmann 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thorstein Veblen 
E)  Friedrich List 
A)  Franz Liszt 
B)  Friedrich Strassmann 
C)  Adam Smith 
D)  Thorstein Veblen 
E)  Friedrich List

Question 14

The Decembrist Revolt of 1825 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a direct response to the formation of the Third Section. 
B)  initiated by an elite corps of Russian army officers. 
C)  caused by the assassination of Nicholas I. 
D)  caused by a fuel shortage in Saint Petersburg after the death of Alexander I. 
E)  led by army officers obsessed with Jacobin republicanism. 
A)  a direct response to the formation of the Third Section. 
B)  initiated by an elite corps of Russian army officers. 
C)  caused by the assassination of Nicholas I. 
D)  caused by a fuel shortage in Saint Petersburg after the death of Alexander I. 
E)  led by army officers obsessed with Jacobin republicanism.

Question 15

Europe reached a point of political crisis with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  French Revolution of 1848. 
B)  French Revolution of 1830. 
C)  publication of the Communist Manifesto. 
D)  Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  Chartist movement in Britain. 
A)  French Revolution of 1848. 
B)  French Revolution of 1830. 
C)  publication of the Communist Manifesto. 
D)  Franco-Prussian War. 
E)  Chartist movement in Britain.

Question 16

Beethoven and Goethe:

Accepted Answer

A)  admired Napoleon as a revolutionary hero. 
B)  wanted their art to revolutionize the lowest orders of European society. 
C)  used their art to emulate the "French style." 
D)  illustrate the difficulty of assigning a single definition to Romanticism. 
E)  were the greatest composer and writer,respectively,of the Neoclassical Age. 
A)  admired Napoleon as a revolutionary hero. 
B)  wanted their art to revolutionize the lowest orders of European society. 
C)  used their art to emulate the "French style." 
D)  illustrate the difficulty of assigning a single definition to Romanticism. 
E)  were the greatest composer and writer,respectively,of the Neoclassical Age.

Question 17

Nineteenth-century liberals were least concerned with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  relationship between the individual and the state. 
B)  economic well-being of the middle classes. 
C)  reform of the legal codes. 
D)  plight of the agricultural laborers. 
E)  well-being of the merchant class. 
A)  relationship between the individual and the state. 
B)  economic well-being of the middle classes. 
C)  reform of the legal codes. 
D)  plight of the agricultural laborers. 
E)  well-being of the merchant class.

Question 18

An example of Italian nationalism can be found in the Rossini opera:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Tell. 
B)  Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 
C)  Il Trovatore. 
D)  Il Trittico. 
E)  Macbeth. 
A)  William Tell. 
B)  Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 
C)  Il Trovatore. 
D)  Il Trittico. 
E)  Macbeth.

Question 19

In general,the Romantics would be likely to argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)  reason was capable of revealing the world as it existed. 
B)  all poetic imagination must be subject to the laws of knowledge. 
C)  nature reveals nothing,the mind everything. 
D)  truth could be found in the art of the ancient world. 
E)  the philosophes had elevated reason above emotion and spontaneity. 
A)  reason was capable of revealing the world as it existed. 
B)  all poetic imagination must be subject to the laws of knowledge. 
C)  nature reveals nothing,the mind everything. 
D)  truth could be found in the art of the ancient world. 
E)  the philosophes had elevated reason above emotion and spontaneity.

Question 20

After the Congress of Vienna,a ruler was made legitimate by international treaties and support,not divine right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

The French Revolution of 1848 resulted in:

The Greek war of independence:

The Second Empire in France was founded in 1852:

One of the most influential British liberals was:

The revolutions of 1848 were prompted by the publication of the Communist Manifesto.

In The Condition of the Working Class in England,Friedrich Engels:

The revolutions in South America were aided in 1823 when the United States issued the:

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

After the fall of Napoleon,France still remained the most powerful continental state due to Napoleon's efforts to centralize power and his governmental reforms.

The nation that pushed for the creation of a Holy Alliance dedicated to justice,Christian charity,and peace was:

What factors contributed to the second French Revolution in 1830?

The military officers who carried out the Decembrist Revolt in Russia upon the death of Alexander I wanted:

During the nineteenth century,many European economists such as _________ sought to develop national economies and national infrastructures in keeping with the general rise of nationalism.

The Decembrist Revolt of 1825 was:

Europe reached a point of political crisis with the:

Beethoven and Goethe:

Nineteenth-century liberals were least concerned with the:

An example of Italian nationalism can be found in the Rossini opera:

In general,the Romantics would be likely to argue that:

After the Congress of Vienna,a ruler was made legitimate by international treaties and support,not divine right.

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