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This is Lesson 11, Neoclassicism - Forging the New Nations
Multiple choice questions for Lesson 5 (click on the correct answer;
if you are wrong, nothing happens; if you are right you will get a confirmation):
Question MC 11-1: What was the "classical"
part of Neoclassicism?
Question MC 11-2: How does Bello view the
city and the countryside?
Short-answer questions for Lesson 11.
Instructions: If you are not sure about the answer and would like a
hint, click on the figure labeled "Hint".
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We may also be discussing these questions orally in class, and similar questions
will appear in unannounced quizzes.
HINT Question
11-1: Why did several Latin American nations break up after Independence?
HINT Question
11-2: What were the main features of Neoclassicism?
HINT Question
11-3: What Neoclassical characteristics appear in Olmedo's "The Junín
Victory: Bolívar's Anthem"?
HINT Question
11-4: What do we know about the life of Bello?
HINT Question
11-5: What dangers does Bello see in the linguistic fragmentation of Latin
America?
HINT Question
11-6: What problems did the new Latin American nations face at Independence?
HINT Question
11-7: What were the links between Neoclassicism and the Enlightenment?
HINT Question
11-8 101/1, 2 How is nature presented in Olmedo's "The Junín
Victory: Bolívar's Anthem"? What does this have to do with Neoclassicism?
HINT Question
11-9: Why does Bello title his work "The Castilian Language in America",
and not "The Spanish Language in America"?
HINT Question
11-10: Who were the "caudillos", and what were their political
inclinations?
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11-11: In Neoclassicism, was the mind or the heart more important? Why?
HINT Question
11-12: In Olmedo's "The Junín Victory: Bolívar's Anthem",
explain the meaning of the phrase "and in triumphal pomp sacred liberty
was placed in the Temple of the Sun"?
HINT Question
11-13: What message does Bello give the Latin American military?
HINT Question
11-14: Describe the liberal-conservative differences.
HINT Question
11-15: What was the US response to the Holy Alliance? How effective was
it?