Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Why did Charles Darwin publish The Descent of Man in 1871?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
To offer an ethical viewpoint of man's
development
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Why did the Society of Men of Letters refuse to accept Rodin's Monument to Balzac,
forcing him to return the advance payments?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
Not a realistic
portrayal
, Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Why at the beginning of the twentieth century were Western powers vying to dominate
Africa?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
To control the natural resources and trade
routes
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Why was Gustave Eiffel's tower so unique for the time?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
, Answer: It was twice the height of any other building in the
world
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
In The Night Café, how does Vincent van Gogh express "the terrible passions of
humanity"?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
Garishly contrasting reds and
green
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section, why did Freud place so
much emphasis on interpreting a person's dreams?
Answer
Selected Answer:
2 out of 2 points
Why did Charles Darwin publish The Descent of Man in 1871?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
To offer an ethical viewpoint of man's
development
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Why did the Society of Men of Letters refuse to accept Rodin's Monument to Balzac,
forcing him to return the advance payments?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
Not a realistic
portrayal
, Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Why at the beginning of the twentieth century were Western powers vying to dominate
Africa?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
To control the natural resources and trade
routes
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Why was Gustave Eiffel's tower so unique for the time?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
, Answer: It was twice the height of any other building in the
world
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
In The Night Café, how does Vincent van Gogh express "the terrible passions of
humanity"?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Correct
Answer:
Garishly contrasting reds and
green
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section, why did Freud place so
much emphasis on interpreting a person's dreams?
Answer
Selected Answer:
