AP Success - AP European History: Great Exhibition Reflection by Bronte
Charlotte Bronte on visiting London's Great Exhibition in 1851"Yesterday I went for the second time to the Crystal Palace. We remained in it about three hours, and I must say I was more struck with it on this occasion than at my first visit. It is a wonderful place – vast, strange, new and impossible to describe. Its grandeur does not consist in one thing, but in the unique assemblage of all things. Whatever human industry has created you find there, from the great compartments filled with railway engines and boilers, with mill machinery in full work, with splendid carriages of all kinds, with harness of every description, to the glass-covered and velvet-spread stands loaded with the most gorgeous work of the goldsmith and silversmith, and the carefully guarded caskets full of real diamonds and pearls worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. It may be called a bazaar or a fair, but It seems as if only magic could have gathered this mass of wealth from all the ends of the earth – as if none but supernatural hands could have arranged it this, with such a blaze and contrast of colours and marvellous power of effect."
Question 1
Based on the source, which of the following best describes Charlotte Bronte's impression of the Great Exhibition?
She was critical of the exhibition's display of wealth and opulence.
She was overwhelmed by the variety and grandeur of the exhibits.
She found the exhibition to be underwhelming and poorly organized.
She was indifferent to the technological advancements displayed.
Question 2
The 'Crystal Palace' mentioned in the source was primarily known for which of the following?
Acting as a legislative building for the British government.
Being the residence of the British monarch.
Serving as a major railway station in London.
Housing the exhibits of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Question 3
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was significant in the context of the 19th century for which of the following reasons?
It marked the beginning of the decline of the British Empire.
It was the first international event to promote free trade policies.
It led to the outbreak of the Crimean War.
It showcased the industrial achievements and cultural artifacts from around the world.
Question 4
Charlotte Bronte's description of the Great Exhibition suggests that it had an impact on which of the following?
The reduction of colonial competition among European powers.
The acceleration of urbanization in London.
The immediate improvement of working conditions in factories.
Public perception of industrial progress and global culture.
Question 5
The reference to 'supernatural hands' in the source most likely conveys Bronte's sense of:
Belief in the divine right of the British Empire to gather such wealth.
Awe at the seemingly impossible feat of assembling the exhibition.
Disapproval of the use of non-human labor in production.
Suspicion about the origins of the items on display.
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