Question 1

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, how is the central figure of the doctor best characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)   a lover who is spurned by his beloved
B)   a Byronic rebel who would destroy the world
C)   a Christ-like hero who sacrifices himself to save humanity
D)   a Prometheus with God-like ambitions but morally blind

Question 2

What philosophical or religious idea exercised the greatest influence on Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Locke's concept of rights belonging to the people
B)   the biblical idea of a covenant between God and the people
C)   Thomas Hobbes' notion of the divine right of kings
D)   the doctrine that all humans are prone to sin and error

Question 3

What statement best describes Goya's Executions of the Third of May, 1808?

Accepted Answer

A)   evokes an atmosphere of exotic pleasure and sensual delight
B)   expresses a romantic protest against tyranny and oppression
C)   shows the influence of classical sculpture in its treatment of the figure
D)   creates a mysterious landscape through effects of light and color

Question 4

"Would men but generously snap our chains, and be content with rational fellowship instead of slavish obedience, they would find us more observant daughters, more affectionate sisters, more faithful wives, more reasonable mothers . . ." These lines are from an early feminist manifesto by what author?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mary Shelley
B)   Marie Guillemine Benoist
C)   Mary Wollstonecraft
D)   Clara Schumann

Question 5

Which of these best illustrates Napoleon's desire to recast Paris in the style of the great imperial capital Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Houses of Parliament
B)   Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile
C)   Brighton Pavilion
D)   Fonthill Abbey

Question 6

Which of these was famed as a virtuoso pianist and composer of Polish dances such as the mazurka and polonaise?

Accepted Answer

A)   Frédéric Chopin
B)   Robert Schumann
C)   Hector Berlioz
D)   William Blake

Question 7

Which of these romantic works inspired a set of illustrations by Delacroix, several Lieder by Schubert, and an opera by Charles Gounod?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
B)   Goethe, Faust
C)   David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps
D)   Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique

Question 8

Which is the best example of romantic exoticism - the Western fascination with the styles and subjects of Islamic and Asian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Francisco Goya's Sleep of Reason
B)   Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
C)   La Madeleine in Paris
D)   Nash's Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Question 9

Illustrate the concept of the romantic hero by discussing three examples from the romantic era. Choose your examples of historical, literary, and artistic figures so as to provide a comprehensive view of the romantic hero.

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Question 10

How did Ludwig van Beethoven substantially alter the Classical symphony form of Haydn and Mozart?

Accepted Answer

A)   eliminated the symphony's fourth movement
B)   selectively reduced the number of instruments in the orchestra
C)   used the motif to expand and unify the symphony structure
D)   emphasized the classical simplicity of his mentors' style

Question 11

Which of these paintings is notable for the vitality of its treatment of light and color, a method that influenced other painters?

Accepted Answer

A)   David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps
B)   Goya's Witches' Sabbath
C)   Constable's The White Horse
D)   Ingres' Turkish Bath

Question 12

Explain the dynamic motive forces of history, according to the "dialectical" principles of Hegel and Marx.

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Question 13

In the view of some critics and historians, romanticism is more a sensibility than a style or movement. Analyze the romantic sensibility by discussing its several dimensions or aspects, illustrating with carefully chosen examples of romantic art, music, and literature.

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Question 14

What poet wrote a sprawling dramatic poem based on the medieval legend of a scholar who sells his soul to the devil?

Accepted Answer

A)   William Wordsworth
B)   Lord Byron
C)   William Blake
D)   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Question 15

In what kind of work would one most likely expect to encounter the technique of the idée fixe?

Accepted Answer

A)   a painting by Francisco Goya
B)   a drama by Goethe
C)   a symphony by Hector Berlioz
D)   a building by A. N. Pugin

Question 16

"The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending we lay waste our powers . . ." What romantic idea is expressed in these lines from a poem by William Wordsworth?

Accepted Answer

A)   people lack the education they need to improve themselves
B)   humans are too easily distracted from nature by material pursuits
C)   society's institutions are responsible for human misery and corruption
D)   only by striving for wider experience do humans express their inner selves

Question 17

Which topic best describes the principal concern of the liberal revolutions of 1776 and 1789?

Accepted Answer

A)   exploration of the human imagination and its fascination with evil
B)   freedom from tyranny and arbitrary government authority
C)   reconciliation of government with the teachings of the Bible
D)   balancing competing factions in a smoothly functioning society

Question 18

What was a central argument in Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto?

Accepted Answer

A)   bourgeois society represents the ultimate stage of human social development
B)   the proletariat will soon join with factory owners in overthrowing capitalism
C)   history advances by a dialectical struggle between classes
D)   the future holds little promise of technological progress

Question 19

With what term or concept did the Federalist write James Madison describe the self-regulating interaction among branches of government in the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   invisible hand
B)   idée fixe
C)   dialectic
D)   checks and balances

Question 20

Which of these would one most likely visualize during the last movement of Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique?

Accepted Answer

A)   a murderer's march to the scaffold
B)   ancient Greek celebrants
C)   Dante rowing across a river of Hell
D)   travelers on a modern railway

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