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Contemporary Humanities: Rococo to Revolution Review
Contemporary Humanities: Rococo to Revolution Review
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1
Which of the following women can be considered a founder of the womens' rights movement?
Mary Shelley
Mary Woolstonecraft
Mary Magdalene
Mary, Queen of Scots
2
Which of the following philosophers advocated a system of three branches of government?
Voltaire
John Locke
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
3
What two cities comprised "The Tale of Two Cities"
Berlin and Brussels
Paris and Prague
London and Paris
Berlin and London
4
Which of the following authors wrote a novel about the French Revolution over fifty years after it happened?
Emilie Zola
Rene Descartes
Charles Dickens
Percy Shelley
5
Which of the following styles of art is all about the big idea, where form has less relevance?
Abstract
Realistic
Conceptual
Expressive
6
What is the central concern of the character Mrs Bennett in "Pride and Prejudice"?
Organizing a league to defend the King
Arranging suitable marriages for her daughters
Allowing her daughters to experience romantic love
Overthrowing the government
7
This painting celebrates the life and interests of the aristocracy. What is the genre called?
Neo Classical
Realism
Romantic
Rococo
8
Which of the following themes did NOT come up in the extracts of the novel that we read?
Poverty
Romance
Revolution
Justice
9
Which of the following charters inspired the later American bill of rights
The Scottish Bill of Rights
The German Bill of Rights
The French Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
10
Which of the following philosophers argued that people were born as "a blank slate"?
Karl Marx
Frederick Engels
Thomas Hobbes
Jean Jacques Rosseau
11
The English Bill of Rights was progressive in it's day, but which group was favored in the "right to bear arms"?
Landholders
Catholics
Protestants
Tenants
12
Which of the following philosophers stated that all humans were naturally corrupt and selfish?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
John Locke
13
What was the motto of the Revolutionaries?
Peace, Land and Bread
Workingmen of France, throw off your chains
Liberty, equality, fraternity
One step for France, one giant leap for mankind
14
The English Bill of Rights stopped a King from ______________________ "a time of peace"?
traveling between his palaces
Asking parliament to enforce new taxes
Convening parliament
Maintaining an army without permission of parliament
15
How did the artist behind the cartoon feel about Ancien Regime in France?
He felt that a return to agriculture was needed
It was too heavily based on farming
It was unfair and exploited the poor
It needed to be saved from revolutionaries
16
Which religious belief influenced the secularization of the European mind?
Deism
Catholicism
Anglican
Presbyterianism
17
Which modern American buidling is this?
The Lincoln Memorial
The Capitol Building
The White House
THe Library of Congress
18
Which of the following books was written by Mary Woolstonecraft?
Women and power
The Feminine Mystique
The Handmaid's Tale
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
19
What does this graph tell us about Pre-Revolutionary France?
All of the above
The Third Estate held all the power
Third Estate was unfairly burdened with the payment of taxes
The Third Estate owned too much land
20
Who was king of France when the Revolution started in 1789?
King Louis XIII
King Louis XIV
King Louis XV
King Louis XVI
21
Which of the following Viennese based composers won fame during the Neo-Classical period?
Tchaikovsky
John Williams
Beethoven
Mozart
22
Roman architecture can be linked to which style of architecture? (that we studied)
Neo Classical
Romanesque
Rococo
Gothic
23
Which of the following was a painting by David?
The Scream
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Liberty leading the people
Sacrifice and Revolution
24
Pride and Prejudice, which we studied in class was set in which country?
England
Italy
France
Spain
25
How did the discovery of the Americas affect European diets?
New drinks such as hot chocolate became popular
Europeans were disgusted at the new foods and ignored them
Corn replaced wheat as the new staple crop
Shortage of food due to wheat and barley exports
26
What was the Reign of Terror?
Name given by Spanish to French overthrow of their monarchy
Ten months of executions of "enemies of the revolution"
A violent counter Revolution led by European royalty
A violent counter revolution by the French nobility
27
What was Marat's position on the French Revolution?
He was deeply saddened by the passing of the old regime.
He welcomed reforms, but not the terrible bloodshed.
He secretly supported the King.
He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Revolution.
