Course 23 European Hist. Congress of Vienna TEST

Who were the members of the Congress of Vienna?

• Russia, Habsburg Empire, Prussia, Britain, and France

• Russia, Habsburg Empire, Prussia, Britain, and Spain

• Russia, Ottoman Empire, Prussia, Britain, and France

• Russia, Ottoman Empire, Prussia, Britain, and Spain

What was the first step taken by the Congress of Vienna to restore order in Europe?

• Bring back the French royal family

• Establish a balance of power

• Impose an indemnity on France

• Divide up available territories and resources

Who was the presiding spirit over the Congress of Vienna?

• Prince Klemens von Metternich

• Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

• Louis XVIII

• Napoleon

What was the major concern of Prince Klemens von Metternich at the Congress of Vienna?

• Resurgence of revolution

• Expansionism of Russia

• Restoration of religious values

• Clashes between agrarian interests and urban industrialists

What was the major achievement of the Congress of Vienna in terms of international politics?

• Establishment of a balance of power

• Division of available territories and resources

• Promotion of religious values

• Emphasis on individual rights and liberties

What cultural movement replaced the culture of Enlightenment in the post-revolutionary era?

• Romanticism

• Realism

• Impressionism

• Surrealism

What did Romanticism emphasize?

• The world of feeling over reason

• The world of reason over feeling

• Nature over manufacturing

• The present over the past

Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?

• Mary Shelley

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Alexander Pushkin

• Samuel Coleridge

What did Romantic individualism emphasize?

• Poetic or other forms of genius

• Individual rights and liberties

• Tradition and institutions

• The power of the collective

What major historical event reshaped the nature of work and life during the post-revolutionary era?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The Russian Revolution