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This is Lesson 11, Neoclassicism - Forging the New Nations


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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?

a. Spain's classical golden age

b. A rejection of French models

c. A return to Greek and Roman models

d. The search for good translations

 

Question MC 11-2: How does Bello view the city and the countryside?

a. The city corrupts, the countryside is pure

b. The city was good, the countryside evil

c. The classical emphasis ignored both

d. He knew little about 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".

Note: In later versions of this web site we plan to make it possible for you to type your answer directly on the web site and send it back to the instructor electronically. For the moment you might want to type your answers in a word processing program and let the instructor have them for extra credit (on paper or electronically via email to jchild@american.edu). 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?

HINT Question 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?