We have prepared 10 questions about the Belle Époque for you to prepare for your exam, entrance exams or ENEM. Happy studying!
What characteristics are related to the Belle Époque?
a) Accelerated industrialization and urbanization.
b) An arms race, even without wars going on
c) Development of the press.
d) Colonial expansion and competition between European powers.
e) All of the above.
Paris was widely recognized as the cultural and artistic epicenter of the Belle Époque. The city attracted writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals from around the world, becoming an important center of creativity and innovation.
What historical event marked the end of the Belle Époque?
a) Russian Revolution
b) First World War
c) Fall of the Ottoman Empire
d) Crisis of 1929
e) Second World War
The Belle Époque, a period of stability and prosperity in Europe, was broken with the beginning of the First World War in 1914.
During the Belle Époque, there was an artistic and cultural movement that sought to portray the reality of objective and impartial way, representing the details of everyday life accurately and without romanticism excessive. This movement became known as:
a) Impressionism, artistic style that sought to present the fleeting impressions of light and color in nature and society.
b) Expressionism, an artistic style that sought to express the emotions and feelings of artists through distorted shapes and vibrant colors.
c) Realism, an artistic style that sought to represent reality objectively and faithfully, portraying everyday life and social conditions of the time.
d) Cubism, an artistic style that sought to represent objects and geometric figures, fragmenting and reconstructing shapes from multiple points of view.
e) Symbolism, an artistic style that sought to represent abstract ideas and feelings through symbols and metaphors.
Realism, developed during the Belle Époque, aimed to portray reality in a raw and honest way, representing social, political and economic themes of the time.
During the Belle Époque, economic exploitation of the Amazon intensified. One of the main products extracted from the region during this period was:
a) Latex, used in the production of rubber. The Amazon has become an important supplier of natural rubber, boosting the region's economy.
b) Cocoa, raw material for chocolate production. The Amazon stood out in the production of high quality cocoa.
c) Wood, due to the rich biodiversity of the Amazon forest. Logging was intensified to meet national and international demand.
d) Iron ore, due to the mineral wealth found in the region. Iron ore extraction has become an important economic activity in the Amazon.
e) Oil, with the discovery of oil reserves in the Amazon Basin. Oil exploration began to gain prominence in the Amazon region.
During the Belle Époque, rubber was one of the main products extracted from the Amazon. The region has become an important supplier of natural latex, boosting the economy and attracting investment and workers to the region.
During the Belle Époque, the Amazon aroused the interest of writers and artists, who portrayed the region in their works. A Brazilian writer who stood out for his works on the Amazon during this period was:
a) Euclides da Cunha, who wrote the book "À Margem da História", portraying the lives of rubber tappers and the reality of the Amazon.
b) Mário de Andrade, who wrote the novel "Macunaíma", which portrays the indigenous culture and myths of the Amazon.
c) Simão Bacamarte, pseudonym of the Pará writer English de Sousa, who wrote the novel "O Missionary", set in the Amazon and addressing themes such as economic exploitation and cultural shock in the region.
d) Aluísio Azevedo, who wrote the novel "O Cortiço", set in Rio de Janeiro, but addressing the migration of northeasterners to the Amazon in search of work and better living conditions.
e) Augusto dos Anjos, who wrote the work "Eu", exploring philosophical and existential themes, but without a direct connection with the Amazon.
Simão Bacamarte, pseudonym of the Pará writer English de Sousa, wrote the novel "O Missionário", which takes place in the Amazon and addresses issues such as the economic exploitation of the region and the cultural clash between colonizers and indigenous people. His works were important in portraying the Amazonian reality during the Belle Époque.
About the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition:
a) The Crystal Palace was inaugurated, an innovative architectural structure that combined steel and glass in an imposing construction.
b) The event was marked by the inauguration of the Eiffel Tower.
c) The Opera Garnier, which received a renovation and was reopened during the exhibition, presenting shows by renowned artists of the time.
d) The Exhibition took place simultaneously with the closure of the Luxembourg Gardens, which was replaced by a place for temporary art and sculpture exhibitions during the Belle Époque.
Among the various attractions, the construction of the Eiffel Tower stood out. The tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel and was opened especially for the Universal Exhibition, gaining great popularity and becoming a symbol recognized worldwide.
(UNIFESP) “We are on the promontory of centuries! What's the point of looking back... We want to glorify war — the only cure for the world — militarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of anarchists... and the contempt for women. We want to demolish museums, libraries, fight morality, feminism and all opportunist and utilitarian cowardice.”
This quote, taken from the Futurist Manifesto of 1909, expresses an aesthetic that contributed ideologically to:
a) denial of the idea of progress and, subsequently, to the conservative reaction.
b) Spanish Civil War and, later, for the avant-garde movement.
c) Russian Revolution of 1917 and, later, to the Second World War.
d) First World War and, later, to fascism.
e) affirmation of surrealism and, later, to the polarization of the twenties.
The Futurist Manifesto of 1909, by extolling war as a form of purification and renewal of society, ideologically contributed to the emergence of fascism, which shared this militaristic and nationalist vision, in addition to promoting the destruction of cultural institutions and the exaltation of the power of State.
(FUVEST) "The light bulbs are going out all over Europe. We will not see them shine again in our lifetime." Regarding this sentence, uttered by Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, in August 1914, it can be said that it expresses:
a) the perception that the war, which was beginning at that moment and which would involve all of Europe, marked the end of a culture, of an era, known as the Belle Époque;
b) the disillusionment of those who knew that the war, which was beginning at that moment, between Great Britain and Germany, would bury an entire policy of diplomatic efforts aimed at avoiding the conflict;
c) the understanding of those who, being very old, can understand that that war, although long and bloody, would end one day, allowing Europe to shine again;
d) the illusion that, despite everything, the war that was beginning would, because of its deadly and widespread nature, be the last major armed conflict to involve all the countries of Europe;
e) the conviction that the war that had just begun and that would involve the entire European continent would be followed by another, the Second World War, before definitive peace was achieved.
The phrase expresses the awareness that the war would bring great changes and mark the end of a period of relative stability and progress in Europe. This stability was known as "Belle Époque".
(UNICAMP)
“Rio is civilizing!” here's the exclamation that erupts from all Rio's chests. We have Avenida Central, Avenida Beira Mar (our Campos Elíseos), statues everywhere, cafes and pastry shops (…), a murder a day, a scandal a week, fortune tellers, mediums, automobiles, autobus, dramatic authors, grandmonde, demi-monde, in short, all the paraphernalia of the great capitals.
(“Chat Noir”, in Fon-Fon! No. 41, 1907. Extracted from www.objdigital.bn.br/acervo_digital/div_periodicos/fonfon/fonfon1907.)From the excerpt, which refers to the Belle Époque period in Brazil, at the beginning of the 20th century, it is correct to state that:
a) Rio de Janeiro sought to erase aspects of the Empire era and boost French culture, denied by D. Pedro II.
b) The city expressed the contradictions of a process of urban, social and political transformations in the first decades of the Republic.
c) French customs were elements incorporated by Rio society as synonymous with the republican modernization achieved by tenentismo.
d) Modernization represented a process of social and cultural exclusion, sponsored by the French government, which financed public works and imposed French products on the Brazilian population.
The excerpt reveals the duality between urban advances and social contradictions. The city was undergoing significant transformations, however, there was also an increase in violence, scandals and the presence of esoteric practices. This ambiguity reflects the changes that occurred in the city during the political and social transition at the beginning of the Republic, with modernization that brought challenges and inequalities.
