Logo: a Positivist train

This is Lesson 15

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Multiple choice questions for the Lesson 15 (click on the correct answer; if you are wrong, nothing happens; if you are right you will get a confirmation):

MC-1. Positivism was interested in developing infrastructure because:

a. it would allow more European exploitation

b. it would allow a greater flow of raw and finished materials

c. it would promote mercantilism

d. it proved that natural laws were wrong

 

MC-2. Emile Zola

a. was a strong influence on the Naturalists like Lillo

b. was the father of Positivism

c. was a major Latin American political figure

d. believed it was right to exploit miners

Short-answer questions for the Lesson. Instructions: If you are not sure about the answer and would like a hint, click on the figure labeled "Hint".

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HINT SA 1: Explain the excesses of Social Darwinism and Spencerianism.

HINT SA 2: What was impact of Positivism in Brazil?

HINT SA 3: Why did the elites and the lower classes have different visions of the benefits of Positivism?

HINT SA 4: In the context of this course, what do you think Realism is?

HINT SA 5: What do we know about Lillo?

HINT SA 6: How does Lillo manage to personify the mine?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 7: How is Positivism observed in Lillo's story?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 8: What mechanisms does Lillo use to create dramatic tension?

HINT SA 9: What was the basic Positivist idea regarding natural laws?

HINT SA 10: Why was the train a symbol of Positivism?

HINT SA 11: What was art like in the Positivist period?What was Huerta's role in the Revolution?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 12: In Lillo's story, is the death of Copperhead pre-determined? How about his mother's? Did either event surprise you?

HINT SA 13: Explain the center-periphery dependency model.

HINT SA 14: What was impact of Positivism in Mexico?

HINT SA 15: In Lillo's story, do men or women suffer more? and with what results?