Exam (elaborations) CSTU 101 / CSTU101 QUIZ 8 He stressed the absurdity of human existence and the inability of our reason to understand the world. A passionate individualist, he proclaimed the will to power as the only value in a meaningless world. Lived

Exam (elaborations) CSTU 101 / CSTU101 QUIZ 8 He stressed the absurdity of human existence and the inability of our reason to understand the world. A passionate individualist, he proclaimed the will to power as the only value in a meaningless world. Lived from . 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 . Which is these is not an American author? 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 building illustrates the materialism and industrialization of 19th-century Europe? From the Essay, “The Future of Western Culture.” Which letters below signify-we are Roman and all of this is ours? The most representative poet of the mid-Victorian era, He reflected the mood of the period in poetry that was sad, quiet, contemplative, melancholy, sometimes wistful, and often pessimistic. The old optimism of the early Romantics had vanished. The early 20th century could be described by which representative phrase? 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. Who helped set the initial stages of the Romanticism with his inspirational Social Contract. With the ringing proclamation: “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains”. What event destroyed the early 1900’s optimism and progress? The so called “War to end all Wars.” 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." 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? From the Essay, “The Future of Western Culture” This quote by Wendell Phillips “The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.” is located in front on which building in Washington D.C.? 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. What event in the early 1900’s was such a cataclysmic event that it ended a era of idealis