Midterm Part 2

A  is known for his combination of new technology of steel and glass with the aesthetic principles of Asian architecture.

B  is considered to be one of the greatest English architects of the last 200 years.

C  is known for his ornately decorated and detailed design for homes.

D  none of the answers

A  Post-Impressionists

B  Romanticists

C  none of the answers

D  Cubists

A  that women are naturally the inferior gender and should , therefore, dedicate their lives to serving and pleasing men.

B  none of the answers

C  that the legal subordination of one gender to another is wrong and hinders human progress.

D  that women are naturally inclined to being the slaves of men sexually.

A  the exaggerated exploration of the sense and emotion by Romanticists.

B  the exaggerated exploration of the sense and emotion by Romanticists, the social and economic consequences of industrialization and the sense of disconnect people felt, and the subjectivity and escapism of Romanticism.

C  the social and economic consequences of industrialization and the sense of disconnect people felt.

D  the subjectivity and escapism of Romanticism.

A  love and lust

B  intellectual exploration of politics

C  creative individualism, patriotism and heroic nationalism

D  intellectual exploration of politics. love and lust

A  adhering to a specific set of standards to reflect the Romantic ideal of order and symmetry.

B  structured, organized and dealing with classical themes to reflect the influence of Greek civilization.

C  consisting of grand orchestras, dealt with death and love, and expanded sound and structure to reflect human emotion and passion.

D  none of the answers

A  the medieval world.

B  Imperial Rome.

C  classical Greece.

D  none of the answers

A  presented women in a traditional and idealized form that focused on physical beauty and sexual purity.

B  presented women’s minds as more important than their bodies.

C  presented women as strong and independent of men.

D  none of the answers

A  he was Napoleon’s greatest soldier and most trusted friend.

B  he wrote a poem titled “Prometheus.”

C  he was dedicated to pleasure of the senses, an impassioned supporter of democracy and individualism, a talented writer and fierce soldier.

D  none of the answers

A  a mythological figure believed to have given man the gift of fire.

B  a historical Greek hero who saved humanity.

C  one of the devil’s many incarnations on earth.

D  none of the answers

A  represents humanity at its best, is larger than life with extraordinary abilities and ambition and challenges society’s traditions.

B  none of the answers

C  is concerned with love and romance only.

D  demonstrates the best of society’s traditions and morals.

A  that it is the individual’s duty to transcend one’s mortal life by rebelling against the oppressive British government.

B  that religious knowledge according to Protestantism is the key to transcending mortal life.

C  that knowledge gained through intuition transcends knowledge gained by reason and logic.

D  none of the answers

A  depicting the logical order and symmetry of nature through the use of geometrically composed landscapes.

B  investing nature with theatrical, emotional fervor through bold use of color by painting natural disasters

C  none of the answers

D  idealizing the creation of a rational, organized God (Creator).

A  none of the answers

B  celebrating God, Queen, and country.

C  exploring love while also wooing and seducing women on a massive scale.

D  expression of emotion, individualism, communing with nature, democracy and the exploration of nature’s divinity.

A  none of the answers

B  the universe is random and chaotic.

C  the world works like a clock and has an organized, mechanical nature.

D  the world consists of a single divine nature, which he termed the “absolute mind” or “spirit.”