Intro to the Romantic Era

Question 1

In what year did the Romantic Era begin?

Answer 1

1798

Question 2

In what year did the Romantic Era end?

Answer 2

1832

Question 3

Who was the English monarch when the Romantic Era began?

Answer 3

King George 3

Question 4

What was George III’s mental affliction commonly referred to as?

Answer 4

The Madness of

King George

Question 5

In what year did the French Revolution begin?

Answer 5

1789

Question 6

What was the slogan of the French revolutionaries?

Answer 6

Liberty equality and brotherhood

Question 7

What other revolution pulled the French government into massive debt?

Answer 7

The American Revolution

Question 8

What did the French lower class pay that the upper class did not?

Answer 8

Taxes

Question 9

What three year natural disaster added to the suffering of the French people?

Answer 9

The 3 year Drought

Question 10

What was the French Revolution also referred to as?

Answer 10

Civil Unrest

Question 11

What French King was beheaded by the French revolutionaries?

Answer 11

King Louis XVI

Question 12

What French Queen was beheaded by the French revolutionaries?

Answer 12

Queen Marie Antoinette

Question 13

England entered into a war with France when the French invaded what country?

Answer 13

Netherlands

Question 14

How long did the English war with France last?

Answer 14

25 years

Question 15

What act of law gave Ireland representation in Parliament?

Answer 15

The Act of Union

Question 16

Because The Act of Union, what became the new name of Great Britain?

Answer 16

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Question 17

Who appointed himself the emperor of France?

Answer 17

Napoleon

Question 18

In what battle was Napoleon first defeated

Answer 18

Battle of Trafalgar

Question 19

After Napoleon’s first defeat, what group reestablished the monarchies of Europe?

Answer 19

The Congress of Vienna

Question 20

At what battle was Napoleon finally defeated?

Answer 20

The Battle of Waterloo

Question 21

What event increased prosperity to the middle class but brought poverty to the lower class?

Answer 21

The Industrial Revolution

Question 22

What does the term laissez faire mean in English?

Answer 22

“allow to do”

Question 23

In what country did the Romantic Movement begin?

Answer 23

Germany

Question 24

What book of poetry started the Romantic Movement in England?

Answer 24

Lyrical Ballads

Question 25

What do we call the next phase in the English language that occurred during this time period?

Answer 25

Late Middle English

Question 26

Name the five elements of neoclassical writing.

Answer 26

Reason and common sense, Issues that concerned society, Respected church and state, Controlled wit and urbanity, Traditional standards and order

Question 27

Name the five elements of romantic writing.

Answer 27

Emotion and imagination, Experiences of the individual, Exalted nature, Celebrated passion and vision, Believed in spontaneity of thought