Chapter 21 (cont.)

Question 1

The English Poor Law of 1834 was based on the theory that:

Answer 1

levels of state support for social welfare programs should be indexed to the cost of living.

Question 2

The revolution of 1848 in France ultimately resulted in:

Answer 2

a new French empire under the guidance of Blanc’s worshops.

Question 3

Louis Blanc’s “national workshops” in France:

Answer 3

became little more than unemployment compensation units through public works projects.

Question 4

In 1848, the Frankfurt Assembly:

Answer 4

failed in its attempt to create a united Germany.

Question 5

The uprisings in Austria in 1848 resulted in the:

Answer 5

exile of Metternich.

Question 6

Giuseppe Mazzini’s nationalist organization, Young Italy,

Answer 6

failed to achieve his goal of “resurgence” by 1849.

Question 7

Mazzini’s “risorgimento”

Answer 7

failed due to opposition of the French, the Austrians, and the pope.

Question 8

Mass white male democracy in the United States was achieved during the presidency of:

Answer 8

Abraham Lincoln.

Question 9

Professional civilian police forces known as “serjents” first appeared in 1829 in:

Answer 9

France.

Question 10

The politician who introduced the legislation that established London’s first professional police force was:

Answer 10

Robert Peel.

Question 11

Regular police forces and prison reform were geared toward:

Answer 11

the creation of more disciplined and law-abiding societies.

Question 12

All of the following were characteristics of Romanticism EXCEPT:

Answer 12

the rejection of the supernatural and unfamiliar.

Question 13

The literary model for early Romantics was

Answer 13

“The Sorrows of the Young Werther”, by Goethe.

Question 14

The romantic movement can be viewed as a(n):

Answer 14

reaction against the Enlightenment’s preoccupation with reason.

Question 15

The American romantic author of “The Fall of the House of Usher” was:

Answer 15

Edgar Allan Poe.

Question 16

The most important form of literary expression for the romantics was:

Answer 16

poetry.

Question 17

Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?

Answer 17

landscapes and depictions of nature.

Question 18

Romanticism in art and music was well characterized by:

Answer 18

Beethoven, whose compositions bridged the gap between Classicism and Romanticism.

Question 19

In architectural styles, the Romantics were particularly attracted to the:

Answer 19

Gothic.

Question 20

The Romantic artist whose paintings were described as “airy visions, painted with tinted steam” was

Answer 20

Turner.

Question 21

Religion in the age of Romanticism experienced:

Answer 21

a Catholic revival especially in Germany.