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Late 19th-Century Thought |
1. According to your text, late 19th-century irrationalism
a. challenged the basic ideas of the philosophes
b. stressed the peaceful nature of man
c. was important in psychology, but has little influence in
politics
d. all of the above
2. One of the foremost irrationalist thinkers was the German philosopher ______________________ , author of The Anti-Christ.
3. The Russian novelist ___________________ wrote Crime and Punishment.
4. Henri Bergson is best associated with
a.physics
b.painting
c.intuition
d.the study of the superego
5. Freud would agree with which of the following?
a. Human nature is not naturally good.
b. Evil is a product of environmental circumstances.
c. People can control their irrational impulses.
d. Civilization has been successful in elevating man's
nature.
6. The German sociologist ______________________ saw a connection between Protestant religion and capitalism.
7. The modernist movement
a. was basically a conformist movement
b. broke with both realism and classicism
c. emphasized ancient Greek and Renaissance values
d. all of the above
8. This Polish-born writer wrote Heart
of Darkness.
a. Van Gogh
b. Conrad
c. Probensky
d. Remarque
9. The Russian composer _______________________ wrote the ballet Rite of Spring.
10. Which of the following is NOT a postimpressionist painter?
a. Van Gogh
b. Cezanne
c. Gaugin
d. Renoir
11. Who painted Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
a. Munch
b. Picasso
c. Kirchner
d. Van Gogh
12. Einstein's formula E=mc2
a. relates to the relationship between matter and energy
b. eventually led to the development of the atomic bomb
c. helped transform the world of physics
d. all of the above
13. German physicist ____________________ is the father of quantum theory.
14. Among those who challenged the legacy of the Enlightenment were
a. Social Darwinists
b. Romantics
c. Conservatives
d. all of the above