Exercise: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Multiple Choice Questions
Fill in the Blanks
- A French artist, Frederic Sorrieu prepared a series of ________ paintings.
- The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in AD ________.
- The Civil Code of 1804 is usually known as ________ code.
- In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke ________ language.
- In 1834, a _______ Zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia.
- Romanticism was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of ________.
- The new German Empire was proclaimed under the leadership of _______ of Prussia.
- The primary identities of the people such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish, living in the British Isles were ________.
- In 1801, Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the ________.
- After 1871, the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe was _______ region.
Answers
(1). Four, (2). 1789, (3). The Napoleonic, (4). Polish, (5). Customs Union, (6). Nationalist Sentiment, (7). Kaiser William, (8). Ethnic, (9). The United Kingdom, (10). The Balkans
True/ False
- Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France by bringing back monarchy. (T/ F)
- From the very beginning, the Habsburg Empire was an integrated empire. (T/ F)
- Industrialisation in England began in the second-half of the 18th century. (T/ F)
- The Treaty of Vienna took place in 1820. (T/ F)
- The Greek war of independence had began in 1821. (T/ F)
- Romantic artists and poets praised the glorification of reason and science. (T/ F)
- In the first-half of the 19th century the population was enormously increased all over Europe. (T/ F)
- Germania became the allegory of the French nation. (T/ F)
Answers
(1). True, (2). False, (3). True, (4). False, (5). True, (6). False, (7). True, (8). False
One-Word Answer
- What was the name of the ‘Estates General’ changed to?
- Who is represented as a postman on his way back to France after losing the battle of Leipzig in 1813?
- When did Napoleon invade Italy?
- How many states of confederation were created from countless small principalities through Napoleon’s administrative measures?
- From which country was Friedrich List, Professor of Economics?
- Who remarked the statement, when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold?
- Who was Lord Byron?
- Where was the Frankfurt Parliament convened on 18 May 1848?.
- Who was proclaimed the emperor of unified Italy in 1861 ?
- Where were the statues of Marianne placed?
Answers
(1). National Assembly, (2). Napolean, (3). 1797, (4). 39 states, (5). Germany, (6). Metternich, (7). English poet, (8). Paul Chee, (9). Emmanuel II, (10). On the public squares
Match the column
| Section A | Section B |
|---|---|
| 1). Frederic Sorrieu | a). German philosopher |
| 2). Defeat of Napoleon | b). Young Europe |
| 3). Marseilles | c). France |
| 4). Berne | d). 1815 |
| 5). Johann Gottfried | e). Young Italy |
Answers
(1). > (c), (2). > (d), (3). > (e), (4). > (b), (5). > (a)

