Romanticism and the Development of Nationalist Sentiment

Q.

What is meant by Romanticism in history?

Q. Consider these statements about Romanticism,
i) Romanticism was a cultural movement.
ii) Romantic artists and poets generally praised the glorification of reason and science

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

1. $ii$ only
2. Both $i$ and $ii$
3. Neither $i$ nor $ii$
4. $i$ only

Q. ________was the famous English poet, who organised funds and later went to fight in the Greek War of Independence.

1. Lord John Milton
2. Lord Wellington
3. Lord Byron
4. Lord Macaulay

Q. Which among the following is not correct about Romanticism?

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1. Romanticism was a cultural movement in Europe between the late sixteenth century and mid-seventeenth century.
2. Romanticists criticised glorification of reason and science.
3. Romanticists emphasised on emotions, intuition, mystical feelings and human connection with nature.
4. Romanticism helped to promote ideas of nationalism.

Q. Who among the following was the Polish music composer who used his music and operas to spread nationalistic feelings?

1. Emmanuel Slasikovic
2. Wilhem Grimm
3. Johann Gottfried Herder
4. Karol Kurpinski

Q. At the end of the eighteenth century, Poland was partitioned between which of the following powers?

1. Prussia
2. Russia
3. China
4. Austria

Q. Romanticists in 18th century Europe emphasised on subjective aspects like human emotions, intuitions, and feelings to create a shared collective identity.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following statements is not true about Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm?

1. They studied law and were influenced by the Napoleanic wars.
2. They used fairytales and language as means to build a common identity.
3. They were determined to liberate Poland from Russia.
4. They published a 33-volume dictionary in the German language.

Q. Which of the following is a central argument of the 1958 book, The Affluent Society, by John Kenneth Galbraith?

1. The key to economic growth is government noninterference in the economy.
2. A Soviet-style command economy would best meet the needs of the majority of Americans.
3. The United States should reinvigorate its agricultural sector with heavy subsidies to farmers and high tariffs on imported agricultural products.
4. A small group of wealthy and influential Americans had managed to gain control of both the economy and the government.
5. American society was ignoring social goods in the pursuit of private material gain.