“The Modern World: 1900 to the Present” |
#1 |
The Victorian writer Rudyard Kipling celebrated the British character as essentially — |
patriotic |
#2 |
What did Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud have in common? |
Their works contributed to overturning accepted Victorian ideas. |
#3 |
best describes artistic experimentation in the first half of the twentieth century? |
New uses of line, color, rhythm, and harmony challenged traditional notions of beauty and order |
#4 |
The 1953 novel Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis is a(n) — |
satire of British university life |
#5 |
Contemporary British literature is marked by great diversity, though the dominant mode is still — |
elegy |
The Romantic Period 1789–1832” |
#1 |
Under the policy of laissez faire — |
there is very little government interference in economic policy |
#2 |
During the Industrial Revolution — |
private owners took over communal farming areas |
#3 |
In response to the political climate, the British government — |
introduced repressive measures |
#4 |
Who are some of the 2nd generation Romantic poets writers? |
John Keats; Percy Bysshe Shelley; and George Gordon, Lord Byron |
#5 |
Through their lyric poetry, Romantic poets — |
revealed passionate and heartfelt beliefs |
“To the Ladies”and“The Education of Women.” |
#1 |
According to Lady Chudleigh, what is the difference between a wife and a servant? |
They differ from each other only in name. |
#2 |
According to Lady Chudleigh, what is the immediate and lasting effect of the marriage contract? |
All kindness on the husband’s part is put aside. |
#3 |
, “Then but to look, to laugh, or speak, / Will the Nuptial Contract break,” imply that the husband feels — |
jealous of his wife’s communications with others |
#4 |
Chudleigh’s advice to women can be summed up in these words of advice: — |
Don’t get married |
#5 |
What logical contradiction does Defoe point out? |
Men complain of women’s foolishness yet prevent their education. |