Quiz for Picturing the Past: Green Party Representatives Enter Parliament

Picturing the Past: Green Party Representatives Enter Parliament

1. Question

   What does the photograph suggest about the ways the first Green Party representatives signaled their departure from conventional politics?

   A.

   They refused to take their assigned seats.

   B.

   They refused to interact with their fellow representatives.

   C.

   Their clothes and hairstyles suggested links to the protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

   D.

   Their clothes and hairstyles suggested links to politicians of the pre-industrial era.

   Correct. The answer is c. As the photograph demonstrates, the Green Party representatives refused to conform to the hair and fashion norms of other members of parliament.

   Incorrect. The answer is c. As the photograph demonstrates, the Green Party representatives refused to conform to the hair and fashion norms of other members of parliament.

2. Question

   The West German Green Party grew out of

   A.

   the growing anxiety and alienation of Germany’s urban youth.

   B.

   a divided Christian Democratic Party.

   C.

   West German socialist parties.

   D.

   the environmental movement of the 1970s

   Correct. The answer is d. German environmentalists founded the Green Party in 1979 to advance their agenda.

   Incorrect. The answer is d. German environmentalists founded the Green Party in 1979 to advance their agenda.