The 19th Century (1)

Multiple Choice

100

In early 19th century Europe, the liberals wanted a. to limit the influence of business leaders and merchants. b. to protect the traditional monarchies of Europe. c. to give more power to elected parliaments. d. to abolish formal government and replace it with anarchy.

c. to give more power to elected parliaments.

200

Nationalism was a force that a. tore apart centuries-old empires. b. gave rise to the nation-state. c. was opposed by conservatives. d. all of the above

d. all of the above

300

Camillo di Cavour expanded Piedmont-Sardinia's power and also a. conquered part of France. b. unified Italy. c. took control of Venetia. d. all of the above

b. unified Italy.

400

One of romanticism's first composers was a. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart b. Ludwig van Beethoven c. Joseph Turner d. Johann Sebastian Bach

b. Ludwig van Beethoven

500

In which of the following ways did the liberation of Mexico and Brazil differ? a. Mexico's liberation was violent; Brazil's liberation was non-violent. b. Mexico was liberated from Spanish control; Brazil was liberated from French control. c. Mexico's liberation involved Creoles; Brazil's liberation did not involve Creoles. d. All of the above are true.

a. Mexico's liberation was violent; Brazil's liberation was non-violent.

Multiple Choice

100

In which of the following ways were France and Russia similar during the 1800s? a. Both had bloody but unsuccessful revolutions. b. Both had reforms halted by an assassination. c. Both had policies that encouraged industrialization. d. Both had movements that tried to establish a democracy.

c. Both had policies that encouraged industrialization.

200

Which of the following was probably NOT influenced by nationalism during the 1800s? a. groups uniting against an oppressive monarchy b. an empire that crumbles into independent states c. an empire granting long-needed social reforms d. groups accepting a long-established form of government

d. groups accepting a long-established form of government

300

Which of the following was true about nationalism? a. One's greatest loyalty should not be to a king. b. One's greatest loyalty should be to a nation of people. c. The nation of people should have a common culture. d. All of the above are true.

d. All of the above are true.

400

Which of the following was NOT a major component of romanticism? a. the love of nature's untamed beauty b. the value of common people c. the promotion of established ideas d. the glorification of heroes and heroic actions

c. the promotion of established ideas

500

How did music change during the Romantic period? a. It became more structured. b. It lost popularity. c. It focused on creating impressions of a moment. d. It became a part of middle-class life.

d. It became a part of middle-class life.

Multiple Choice

100

What was the goal of impressionist artists and composers? a. to show the ugly conditions created by industrialization b. to illustrate a moment in time c. to protest the growing wealth of the middle class d. to glorify national heroes

b. to illustrate a moment in time

200

In Latin America during the early 1800s, which of the following probably belonged to the Creole class? a. a colonel in the Spanish colonial army b. a governor of a Spanish colony c. an enslaved person working on a plantation d. a person who never had a formal education

a. a colonel in the Spanish colonial army

300

How were the liberation movements in Spanish South America and Brazil similar? a. Both were headed by José de San Martín. b. Both involved the Creole class. c. Both used violence. d. Both used two armies.

b. Both involved the Creole class.

400

Which of the following people would most likely have been a radical in the 1800s? a. a nobleman who is related to his country's king b. a prosperous land owner who owns less than 10,000 acres c. a wealthy business man who wants to give his country's parliament more power d. a poor student who has read extensively about democracy

d. a poor student who has read extensively about democracy

500

How were the unifications of Italy and Germany similar? a. Both involved a war with France. b. Both took over territory controlled by the Catholic Church. c. Both used military force to unify various territories. d. Both unified into an empire.

c. Both used military force to unify various territories.

Multiple Choice

100

How were romanticism and nationalism linked? a. National heroes and cultural pride were themes. b. Both rejected the ideas of the liberals. c. They were not linked to each other. d. They both focused on solving real world problems.

a. National heroes and cultural pride were themes.

200

In the first half of the 1800s, which of the following was most likely to be a political liberal? a. a peasant b. a revolutionary c. a middle-class merchant d. a wealthy property owner

c. a middle-class merchant

300

Who were the Zionists? a. founders of France's Third Republic b. supporters of the British Parliament c. Jews who worked for a homeland in Palestine d. French journalists who opposed an army cover-up

c. Jews who worked for a homeland in Palestine

400

What did The People's Charter of 1838 petition for? a. suffrage for non-landowning men b. suffrage for men and women c. suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections d. suffrage for women and annual parliamentary elections

c. suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections

500

Why was the work of Louis Pasteur important in the history of medicine? a. He published The Origin of Species. b. He discovered radium and polonium. c. He found that bacteria caused diseases. d. He created psychoanalysis.

c. He found that bacteria caused diseases.