Author Question: In the mid-nineteenth century, the general European attitude toward American art and literature ... (Read 97 times)

washai · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Through novels such as The Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper examined the significance of

A. the disorder of America's westward expansion.

B. religious spiritualism in America.

C. the American free-enterprise system.

D. racism in America.

E. slavery in the democratic mind.

Question 2

The Hudson River school of painters emphasized in their work the importance of

A. the yeoman farmer.

B. democratic ideals.

C. the founding fathers.

D. realism.

E. natural beauty.

Question 3

Which of the following features was NOT a characteristic of the Hudson River school?

A. canvases that tended to be very large in size

B. portraits of some of the nation's most spectacular and undeveloped areas

C. a belief that democracy was the best source of wisdom and spiritual fulfillment

D. a sense of nostalgia for a kind of nature that might be disappearing

E. an assumption that America was a land of greater promise than Europe

Question 4

All of the following painters were associated with the Hudson River school EXCEPT

A. James Whistler.

B. Asher Durand.

C. Thomas Cole.

D. Frederic Church.

E. Albert Bierstadt.

Question 5

In the mid-nineteenth century, the general European attitude toward American art and literature

A. was that American artists had little to offer Europe.

B. was one of growing respect and admiration.

C. included praise for American artists for defining a new set of national virtues.

D. included criticism of American artists for ignoring romanticism.

E. was that it had been hopelessly corrupted by the ideology of unfettered capitalism.