RELG CSTU 101 Quiz 8. graded A

Which Revolution was a major factor in the complex chain of events leading to the Great War? Whose sonnet, “The World Is Too Much with Us,” which mourns a world so overwhelmed with materialism that it may lose its spiritual qualities. On a larger scale, ______________ reinforced the idea that some nations were more competent than others; defeating an adversary in warfare would thus demonstrate that superiority. Indeed, it became almost a moral duty. The English philosopher who argued that evolution occurred not only in nature, but in human institutions as well. Who said these famous words? With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. Which group concludes that truth is off the table, so relax? In Chapter 21, we take a look at the 19th century. Which one of these is not one of the realities of this century in Western culture? The spokesman and chief painter of the Impressionist style was __________ who throughout his long and productive career relied wholly on his visual perceptions. From the Essay, “The Future of Western Culture.” Massive intellectual changes have shaped and reshaped our culture since the dawn of the Enlightenment. At the heart of this great intellectual shift is _______________. The Middle Modern World would be considered which dates? He was an atheistic existentialist quite unlike Nietzsche, and arrived at his conclusions using logic. He contended that the idea of God was self-contradictory, that the man called Christ could not be both divine and human because the terms are mutually exclusive. Lived from . Our distance from past ages enables us to perceive the periods when a culture was balanced, when the balance tipped into chaos, when the adjustment began that leads to a new period of balance and so on. He believed in an all-encompassing Absolute, a world Spirit that expressed itself in the historical process. Basing his logic on the “triadic dialectic,” He stated that for every concept or force (thesis) there was its opposite idea (antithesis). He has a strong influence on Karl Marx. Lived from . From the Essay, “The Future of Western Culture.” In the American Western culture, our coins describe three of the values that provide the foundation that holds American culture together, as well as unites us. You can think of these like a three-legged stool. If you remove any leg the stool will fall. Which of these is not one of the three? Perhaps more than any other period, the Romantic era was expressed as well in literature as in music and the visual arts. “Art,” wrote _____________, “is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” Whose quote is this? "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." Who words these words from his famous work Don Juan? He was the epitome of the Romantic Hero. “I want a hero: an uncommon want, . . . But can’t find any in the present age Fit for my poem (that is, for my new one): So, as I said, I’ll take my friend Don Juan.” A belief system in contemporary culture characterized by the rejection of objective truth and global cultural narrative. Has influenced many cultural fields, including literary criticism, sociology, linguistics, architecture, visual arts, and music. In Chapter 22 who said “No man can make you feel inferior without your consent.” The Vietnam Memorial is a prime example of Neo-Classical architecture. The most powerful moving force behind the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s was Jessie Jackson, the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. There was a general calm over Europe with no revolutions from . From the Essay, “The Future of Western Culture.” Radical egalitarianism necessarily presses us towards collectivism because a powerful state is required to suppress the differences that freedom produces. The nineteenth century was noted for the prosperity stimulated by the industrial revolution, the growing middle class, and the enormous increase in manufactured products. Paris hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” illustrates his love of puritanism during the late 19th century. In many ways, the modern environmental movement could be traced back to the romantic veneration of nature. Globalization does not appear to have created a global community. Indeed, one can argue it has made the possibility even more remote. People's religious views will determine the direction of their individual lives and of their society.