Which city became the perceived center of Western civilization by the middle of the nineteenth century ?

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1. Which city became the perceived center of Western civilization by the middle of the nineteenth century?

   A. Paris
   B. Tokyo
   C. London
   D. Amsterdam

2. In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?

   A. The focus on the middle and working classes
   B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
   C. Plots taken from everyday life
   D. The exploration of cultural taboos

3. Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?

   A. art for intellect’s sake
   B. art for God’s sake
   C. art for the masses
   D. art for art’s sake

4. Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?

   A. art for intellect’s sake
   B. art for God’s sake
   C. art for the masses
   D. art for art’s sake

5. The last decade of the nineteenth century saw the development of a number of literary and cultural movements which amounted to a rejection of the principles of Victorianism because of which social transformations ?

   A. The shift from agriculturally-based to industrial societies in the West
   B. The decline of traditional religious beliefs in Europe
   C. The rise of traditional social identities and the decline of personal identity
   D. Both A and B

6. During the 19th century, the term “middle class” described people who were______________?

   A. Workers
   B. Aristocrats
   C. Between workers and aristocrats
   D. Land owners only

7. Which of the following characters from “The Canterbury Tales” might represent the rising middle class of the 14th century ?

   A. The merchant
   B. The knight
   C. The prioress
   D. The plowman

8. The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?

   A. The Hundred Years War
   B. The Great Schism
   C. The Black Plague
   D. All of these answers

9. According to Margot Norris, what do Joyce’s novels imply about civilization ?

   A. that it depends on repression
   B. that it ends paralysis
   C. that it enables fulfillment
   D. that it resolves spiritual crises

10. Who wrote: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold ” ?

    A. William Butler Yeats
    B. James Joyce
    C. Thomas Moore
    D. Edgar Allan Poe