GER 216 German Civilization

Lesson 10. Quiz 1. Weimar Culture

Name: ____________________________________

1. The Republic was established after workers and troops in the German empire revolted in 1918 against the monarchy's refusal to end the war (1914-1918). On November 9, the Emperor Wilhelm II fled the country.

True False

2. Complete the sentence: Maria Juchacz was the first women delegate to speak to the new, democratically elected _______________________ in 1919.

3. During the winter of 1918/19, the communist inspired uprisings in Berlin, Munich, and other urban centers quickly escalated into street battles resembling civil war.

True False

4. Who wrote the following? "One thing is certain. The World War is a turning point. It is foolish and mad to imagine that we need only survive the war, like a rabbit waiting out the storm under a bush, and, once it is over, can fall happily back into the old routine. "

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5. The Weimar Republic was one of the most fertile grounds for modern arts and sciences in German cultural history.

True False

6. Much of Weimar culture showed great interest in the new Soviet Union. The assembly line technique of the Soviet auto industry, the new skyscrapers, mass culture and advertisement appeared as the new epitomes of modernity to many Weimar artists.

True False

7. When the Nazis came to power in 1933 most of the exponents of Weimar Modernism had to emigrate. Hitler declared many of its movements as "degenerate" and "un-German".

True False

8. Which Weimar philosopher and cultural critic (1892-1940) is being described here: "He was one of Weimar Germany's most original and influential thinkers and cultural critics. He grew up in Berlin around 1900, where he developed a keen eye for the impact of Modernism on urban culture."

9. Complete the sentence: The cultural vitality and diversity of the Weimar period was best represented by the innovative curriculum of the __________________ School of architecture in Weimar.

10. Which Weimar film is being described here? It depicts a futuristic city, where industry controls a dazzling world of skyscraper entertainment. Deep below the streets, however, modern workers are toiling in twelve-hour shifts to keep the elites above living in splendor.

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November 2001