Question 1

The writings of the seventeenth-century political philosopher,John Locke,formed the basis for English:

Accepted Answer

A)  royalists. 
B)  conservatives. 
C)  liberals. 
D)  democrats. 
E)  republicans. 
A)  royalists. 
B)  conservatives. 
C)  liberals. 
D)  democrats. 
E)  republicans.

Question 2

The basis of nineteenth-century conservatism was a belief in political stability which the conservatives thought would be guaranteed by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  monarchy. 
B)  army. 
C)  workers. 
D)  peasantry. 
E)  middle class. 
A)  monarchy. 
B)  army. 
C)  workers. 
D)  peasantry. 
E)  middle class.

Question 3

Volk refers to the German people to whom Herder attributed a creative genius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After 1815,Poland:

Accepted Answer

A)  became an independent state. 
B)  became an independent kingdom under tsarist control. 
C)  was absorbed into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  was once again partitioned. 
E)  became a province of Prussia. 
A)  became an independent state. 
B)  became an independent kingdom under tsarist control. 
C)  was absorbed into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  was once again partitioned. 
E)  became a province of Prussia.

Question 5

In 1830,the ruler of Poland was Tsar Nicholas' younger brother,_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexei 
B)  Boris 
C)  Peter 
D)  Dmitri 
E)  Constantine 
A)  Alexei 
B)  Boris 
C)  Peter 
D)  Dmitri 
E)  Constantine

Question 6

The one slave revolt that succeeded in the years following the French Revolution occurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamaica. 
B)  Demerara. 
C)  Barbados. 
D)  Saint-Domingue. 
E)  Guadaloupe. 
A)  Jamaica. 
B)  Demerara. 
C)  Barbados. 
D)  Saint-Domingue. 
E)  Guadaloupe.

Question 7

The Troppau Memorandum,which was signed by Russia,Prussia,and Austria,called upon the signatories to aid one another:

Accepted Answer

A)  in times of economic depression. 
B)  in repelling a foreign invasion. 
C)  in waging an offensive war. 
D)  in suppressing revolution. 
E)  in defending the religious basis of monarchical power. 
A)  in times of economic depression. 
B)  in repelling a foreign invasion. 
C)  in waging an offensive war. 
D)  in suppressing revolution. 
E)  in defending the religious basis of monarchical power.

Question 8

What changes did the new regime in Britain enact in order to avoid revolution?

Accepted Answer

The foremost change was passage of the R

Question 9

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 10

How was Marx's socialism different from socialism in general?

Accepted Answer

Marx's socialism arose after a series of

Question 11

Europe reached a point of political crisis in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1789. 
B)  1792. 
C)  1830. 
D)  1848. 
E)  1865. 
A)  1789. 
B)  1792. 
C)  1830. 
D)  1848. 
E)  1865.

Question 12

The founder of modern socialism was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Friedrich Engels. 
C)  Theodore Herzl. 
D)  Friedrich List. 
E)  G. W. F. Hegel 
A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Friedrich Engels. 
C)  Theodore Herzl. 
D)  Friedrich List. 
E)  G. W. F. Hegel

Question 13

Two well-known female French writers of the Romantic Age were Germaine de Staël and:

Accepted Answer

A)  George Eliot. 
B)  Germaine Necker. 
C)  Elizabeth Vigrée-Lebrun. 
D)  George Sand. 
E)  Jane Austen. 
A)  George Eliot. 
B)  Germaine Necker. 
C)  Elizabeth Vigrée-Lebrun. 
D)  George Sand. 
E)  Jane Austen.

Question 14

Liberalism required democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did Romanticism challenge the gender roles of men and women in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism stressed the limits of reaso

Question 16

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

Accepted Answer

While "nation" used to refer to the king

Question 17

The fiercest critic of British industrial society was the poet:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Blake. 
B)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 
C)  John Constable. 
D)  John Keats. 
E)  Percy Bysshe Shelley. 
A)  William Blake. 
B)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 
C)  John Constable. 
D)  John Keats. 
E)  Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In early 1848,in response to unemployment and underemployment,the French government established public works projects in and around Paris under the name:

Accepted Answer

A)  Works Progress Administration. 
B)  Paris Commune. 
C)  National Recovery Agency. 
D)  National Workshops. 
E)  Civilian Conservation Corps. 
A)  Works Progress Administration. 
B)  Paris Commune. 
C)  National Recovery Agency. 
D)  National Workshops. 
E)  Civilian Conservation Corps.

Question 20

The spearhead of the abolitionist movement in Britain was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Olaudah Equiano. 
B)  William Wilberforce. 
C)  John Newton. 
D)  Edmund Burke. 
E)  Jeremy Bentham. 
A)  Olaudah Equiano. 
B)  William Wilberforce. 
C)  John Newton. 
D)  Edmund Burke. 
E)  Jeremy Bentham.

Exam 20: The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

The writings of the seventeenth-century political philosopher,John Locke,formed the basis for English:

The basis of nineteenth-century conservatism was a belief in political stability which the conservatives thought would be guaranteed by the:

Volk refers to the German people to whom Herder attributed a creative genius.

After 1815,Poland:

In 1830,the ruler of Poland was Tsar Nicholas' younger brother,_________.

The one slave revolt that succeeded in the years following the French Revolution occurred in:

The Troppau Memorandum,which was signed by Russia,Prussia,and Austria,called upon the signatories to aid one another:

What changes did the new regime in Britain enact in order to avoid revolution?

Nineteenth-century liberals were least concerned with the:

How was Marx's socialism different from socialism in general?

Europe reached a point of political crisis in:

The founder of modern socialism was:

Two well-known female French writers of the Romantic Age were Germaine de Staël and:

Liberalism required democracy.

How did Romanticism challenge the gender roles of men and women in the nineteenth century?

How was nationalism transformed by the state?

The fiercest critic of British industrial society was the poet:

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

In early 1848,in response to unemployment and underemployment,the French government established public works projects in and around Paris under the name:

The spearhead of the abolitionist movement in Britain was:

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