Quiz for Document 21-5: Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People (1830)

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   Delacroix’s painting of Marianne suggests the existence of

   A.

   subtle divisions within the French nation.

   B.

   a future monarchial leader of France.

   C.

   a revolutionary alliance between the working class and the middle class.

   D.

   unifying principles that connect all peoples.

   Delacroix’s painting of Marianne suggests the existence of

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   What does Delacroix’s painting suggest about the place of the French Revolution in the early-nineteenth-century French imagination?

   A.

   The Revolution represented class struggle and the ultimate victory of communism.

   B.

   Delacroix’s painting symbolized the potential of popular rebellion to bring about further change.

   C.

   French citizens considered the Revolution a dangerous precedent.

   D.

   The painting warned against revolution as a model for political change.

   What does Delacroix’s painting suggest about the place of the French Revolution in the early-nineteenth-century French imagination?