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dentify the following terms:
1. the Marshall Plan and “hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos”
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2. Christian Democrats parties
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3. Eurocommunism
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4. Algerian rebellion
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5. Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth Republic
POINTS:
6. May 1968 student protests
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POINTS:
7. Francois Mitterrand and the Socialists
ANSWER:
8. Jean-Marie Le Pen’s National Front
ANSWER:
9. Konrad Adenauer, the “founding hero”
ANSWER:
10. West Germany’s “economic miracle”
POINTS:
11. Willy Brandt and Ostpolitik
POINTS:
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12. Helmut Schmidt and the Social Democrats
13. Helmut Kohl and the Christian Democratic Union
14. German reunification
15. Angela Merkel
16. Clement Atlee and the Labour Party
17. Britain’s National Insurance Act and the National Health Service Act
18. Northern Ireland and the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
19. Margaret Thatcher and “Thatcherism”
20. the Falklands War
21. Britain’s anti-poll tax riots
22. Tony Blair’s Labour Party
23. the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
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24. EURATOM
25. European Economic Community (EEC)
26. The Maastricht Treaty
27. the European Union
28. the euro
29. Yugoslavia and Marshal Tito
30. Slobodan Milosevic and Serbian nationalism
31. “ethnic cleansing”
32. Kosovo war and NATO
33. Turkey and the EU
34. mass leisure
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35. Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex
36. women’s “consciousness raising”
37. the Green movements
38. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus and existentialism
39. Samuel Beckett and the “theater of the absurd”
40. deconstructionism
41. Alain Robbe-Grillet and the “new novel”
42. Graham Greene’s The Quiet American
43. Gunter Grass’s The Tin Drum
44. Jose Saramago’s The Cave
45. Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen and musical serialism
46. popular culture and high culture
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47. Aleksander Kwasniewski
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48. French Popular Movement
Answer not provided.
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49. David Cameron
Answer not provided.
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50. Francis Bacon and Anselm Kiefer
Answer not provided.
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51. The program that provided $13 billion in economic aid to Europe in the years after World War II is known as
a.
the Truman Doctrine.
b.
the Common Market.
c.
the Marshall Plan.
d.
EURATOM.
e.
UNESCO.
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52. In 1945, the important advantage that the nations of Western and Central Europe had was the
a.
widespread prosperity resulting from the rearming during World War II.
b.
overwhelming confidence that in defeating Nazism triumphant democracy was permanently established.
c.
support and assistance of the United States.
d.
knowledge that the Soviet Union, given its disastrous losses in World War II, was no threat to the security of
Europe.
e.
realization that Germany would be quickly reunited, providing a secure economic and political anchor for the
rest of Europe.
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53. To reduce Europe’s “hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos” was the message of
a.
Franklin Roosevelt.
b.
Joseph Stalin.
c.
Harry Truman.
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d.
George Marshall.
e.
Winston Churchill.
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p. 211
54. In the aftermath of the disaster of World War II, some Europeans sought a model for the future in
a.
the People’s Republic of China.
b.
the Soviet Union.
c.
Japan.
d.
the British Empire.
e.
liberated France.
b
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55. Eurocommunism after World War II
a.
opposed democratic methods of achieving power.
b.
demanded that Europe be incorporated into the Soviet Union.
c.
advocated revolution to bring about the transformation of western civilization.
d.
attempted to work within the democratic political party system.
e.
hoped that the United States would increased its military power in Europe.
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p. 211
56. The political parties which played the important role in the economic recovery of Italy and Germany were the
a.
Socialist Laborites.
b.
Christian Democrats.
c.
Tory Conservatives.
d.
Liberal Constitutionalists.
e.
Social Democrats.
b
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57. The major figure in France in the quarter century after World War II was
a.
Marshall Petain.
b.
Francois Mitterrand.
c.
Jacques Chirac.
d.
Charles de Gaulle.
e.
Jean-Paul Sartre.
d
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58. Charles de Gaulle was critical of France’s Fourth Republic because of
a.
its multi-party parliamentary political system.
b.
communist influence at the highest levels of government.
c.
its authoritarian presidency.
d.
its anti-Americanism.
e.
France’s failure to join either the Common Market or NATO.
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59. The crisis in 1958 that brought the final end of France’s Fourth Republic occurred in
a.
Indochina.
b.
Algeria.
c.
Syria.
d.
Paris at the Sorbonne University.
e.
Nanterre.
b
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60. In comparison with France’s Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic
a.
increased the power of the French president.
b.
decreased the power of the president and increased the authority the prime minister.
c.
was more democratic.
d.
adopted many socialist measures.
e.
was less nationalistic.
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61. One of Charles de Gaulle’s initiatives was to have France
a.
accept a seat on the United Nations’ Security Council.
b.
withdraw from NATO.
c.
leave the Common Market.
d.
abandon its nuclear weapons program.
e.
end all connections with its former African colonies.
b
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62. The event that eventually led to the resignation of Charles de Gaulle as president of France was
a.
the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, ending the “Prague Spring.“
b.
the failure keep Algeria within the French Empire.
c.
a general strike by labor unions and a series of student riots.
d.
America’s rejection of de Gaulle’s advice to get out of Vietnam.
e.
Britain’s refusal to allow France to join the Common Market.
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63. France was similar to Germany in that
a.
eastern France suffered from high unemployment while western France and Paris prospered due to tourism.
b.
the French secret police, the equivalent to East Germany’s Stasi, had become corrupt, blackmailing politicians
and businessmen.
c.
the political center was threatened by an extremist political party, the Greens.
d.
resentment against foreigners, particularly Muslims from North Africa, led to an anti-immigrant movement
headed by Jean-Marie Le Pen and his National Front.
e.
the confusion and chaos of the time led to political instability, and in France it led to the collapse of the Fifth
Republic.
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64. The “founding hero” of the West German Federal Republic was
a.
Walter Ulbricht.
b.
Konrad Adenauer.
c.
Helmut Kohl.
d.
Ludwig Erhard.
e.
Richard von Weizsacker.
b
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65. Germany’s “economic miracle” included all of the following except
a.
unemployment dropped to 0.4 percent by 1965.
b.
hundreds of thousands of “guest workers” were imported in order to maintain its economic expansion.
c.
all banks and major industries were nationalized by the government.
d.
real wages doubled between 1950 and 1965.
e.
by 1955 the gross national product exceeded that of prewar Germany.
p. 214
66. To distance itself from its memories of the Hitler era, after World War II the capital of Germany was moved from
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Berlin to
a.
Frankfurt.
b.
Munich.
c.
Weimar.
d.
Bonn.
e.
Cologne.
d
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67. The German who pursued the policy of Ostpolitik and who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his “opening toward the
east” was
a.
Walter Ulbricht.
b.
Konrad Adenauer.
c.
Helmut Kohl.
d.
Helmut Schmidt.
e.
Willy Brandt.
1
p. 214
68. The reunification Germany after 1989 was complicated by
a.
the Soviet Union’s demand that all police files be shipped to Moscow.
b.
the resulting surplus of German labor, necessitating the immediate expulsion of all “guest workers.”
c.
the appearance of neo-Nazi attitudes, often directed against foreign workers.
d.
the collapse of the currency, leading to runaway inflation throughout all of Germany.
e.
the electoral success of the neo-Communists of the Socialist-Workers party.
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p. 215
69. The British Prime Minister whose government instituted Britain’s welfare state was
a.
Winston Churchill.
b.
Joseph Chamberlain.
c.
David Lloyd George.
d.
Clement Atlee.
e.
Margaret Thatcher.
d
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70. The welfare state in Great Britain included all of the following except
a.
the National Health Service Act.
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b.
the nationalization of the Bank of England.
c.
the National Insurance Act.
d.
guarantees of life-time employment.
e.
the nationalization of public transportation and public utilities.
p. 215
71. The implementation of the welfare state led Britain to
a.
seek greater economic profits from its expanding empire.
b.
ignore mere “political” issues such as the “troubles” in Northern Ireland.
c.
restrict the power of labor unions.
d.
reduce its overseas expenses by dismantling its empire and reducing foreign aid.
e.
establish collective farms, which would be more efficient and produce more.
p. 217
72. The causes of Great Britain’s economic decline after World War II included all of the following except
a.
excessive demands by labor unions.
b.
laissez-faire policies by the government.
c.
unwillingness to invest in modern industrial technology.
d.
losses of revenue from abroad.
e.
too much debt due to numerous international commitments.
p. 217
73. Margaret Thatcher’s “Thatcherism”
a.
resulted in an increase in government bureaucracy.
b.
supported expanding the power of the labor unions.
c.
limited social welfare and broke the power of the unions.
d.
increased the rate of inflation.
e.
lost a war in the Falkland Islands.
p. 218
74. Problems facing the states of Eastern Europe after the fall of the Communist governments in the revolutions of 1989
included
a.
an attempt by Russia to regain her power and influence through the threat of force.
b.
a belief that authoritarian governments were the proper rulers of society.
c.
a lack of ethnic rivalry which could spur peaceful competition and reform.
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d.
high wages and a lack of available labor.
e.
how to introduce a market economy and democratic practices.
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p. 219
75. The American President that Tony Blair was most compared to was
a.
Bill Clinton.
b.
Ronald Reagan.
c.
Barack Obama.
d.
John Kennedy.
e.
Jimmy Carter.
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p. 219
76. In 1990, riots broke out in Great Britain because of
a.
defeat by Argentina in the Falkland War.
b.
France’s refusal to support Great Britain’s application to join the European Community.
c.
a proposal by the Thatcher government to institute a poll tax to be paid by all adults.
d.
the Conservative Party’s refusal to hold scheduled elections.
e.
the abolishment of the welfare state.
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p. 219
77. The crisis in Yugoslavia began with
a.
its defeat in World War II.
b.
the death of Marshal Tito in 1980.
c.
the Soviet invasion and occupation in 1956.
d.
the religious beliefs of the majority of the populations, who were Muslims.
e.
the collapse of the euro.
b
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78. The former Yugoslavian province where war broke out in 1999 and that required the intervention of NATO was
a.
Slovenia.
b.
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
c.
Kosovo.
d.
Serbia.
e.
Croatia.
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Class:
Date:
79. The disintegration of Yugoslavia is associated with
a.
interpersonal communal rivalries.
b.
de-urbanization.
c.
economic collapse due to hyper-inflation.
d.
ethnic cleansing.
e.
massive industrial pollution.
d
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p. 221
80. Which Western European nation was not an original member of the European Coal and Steel Community when it was
formed in 1951.
a.
The Netherlands.
b.
France.
c.
West Germany.
d.
the United States.
e.
Great Britain.
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p. 222
81. In the 1990s Treaty of Maastricht, the nations of the European Community
a.
agreed to admit Russia and the other nations of Eastern Europe.
b.
created an economic and monetary union, soon to be called the European Union.
c.
established minimum wage and maximum price regulation.
d.
abolished the borders dividing their countries.
e.
created a European defense force, no longer willing to rely upon the United States for its protection.
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p. 222
82. The Rome Treaty of 1957 established the
a.
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
b.
European Economic Community (EEC).
c.
European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM).
d.
euro as a common currency.
e.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
b
p. 222
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83. The European Economic Community was also known as the
a.
Group of Six.
b.
Common Market.
c.
Alliance for Progress.
d.
European Coal and Steel Community.
e.
Warsaw Group.
b
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84. By 1992, the European Community
a.
transacted one-quarter of the world’s commerce.
b.
had a population of 100 million.
c.
had become a true United States of Europe, politically as well as economically.
d.
still faced the challenge of each member nation using high tariffs to protect its own population from
competition from other member states.
e.
disintegrated due to the revival of hyper-nationalism.
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p. 222
85. EU expansion has embraced all of these countries except
a.
Turkey.
b.
Malta.
c.
Croatia.
d.
Romania.
e.
Cyprus.
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p. 222
86. The Common Market
a.
created a six nation free-trade area.
b.
established a policy of free trade within all of Europe.
c.
was created by the United States in order to forestall the development of a United States of Europe.
d.
was headquartered in London.
e.
bankrupted the six member nations.
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p. 222
87. The European Union agreed to introduce a common currency by 2002 called the
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a.
Pound-mark.
b.
Euro.
c.
European Dollar.
d.
EUspecie.
e.
Zed.
b
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88. The European country whose application to join the European Union was controversial because of its human rights
record and its large Muslim population is
a.
Serbia.
b.
Bulgaria.
c.
the Ukraine.
d.
Turkey.
e.
Libya.
d
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89. The financial crisis of 2008 hit which EU country hardest
a.
Greece.
b.
Ireland.
c.
Italy.
d.
Turkey.
e.
Poland.
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p. 224
90. One of the results of the economic recovery of Europe after World War II was
a.
a decline in prosperity and affluence.
b.
a mass movement from crowded urban areas to the rural countryside.
c.
an increase in industrial workers.
d.
a decrease in white-collar labor.
e.
mass consumerism.
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p. 225
91. After World War II, European university students experienced
a.
declining enrollments, especially from the middle and lower classes.
b.
more relevant education for the modern age.
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c.
interesting and interested instructors.
d.
unapproachable professors and authoritarian administrators.
e.
schools with uncrowded classrooms.
p. 226
92. Student radicals in the late 1960s were critical of all of the following except
a.
the Vietnam War.
b.
the impersonal nature of modern society.
c.
the lack of economic opportunities for university students.
d.
the lack of relevancy in their education endeavors.
e.
excessive Western materialism.
p. 226
93. By the end of the twentieth century, in Europe
a.
the population was once again increasing after a long period of stagnation.
b.
working class women were earning the same salaries as men for equal work.
c.
there are almost as many women in the workplace as men.
d.
women still do not have the right to vote in France or Italy.
e.
there was no interest in feminism or women’s liberation, unlike in the United States.
p. 226
94. Simone de Beauvoir
a.
was the author of The Feminine Mystique.
b.
had a life-long relationship with Albert Camus, the existentialist philosopher.
c.
was influential in her native France but not in English-speaking countries.
d.
wrote The Second Sex.
e.
claimed that by the 1970s women had achieved equal status with men.
p. 227
95. In Europe, abortion and contraception
a.
are legalized only in Protestant countries.
b.
are legal even in Catholic countries thanks to the support of sympathetic Catholic bishops.
c.
were long legal in Western Europe but forbidden in Communist Eastern Europe.
d.
have been widely and legally available all over Europe for several decades.
e.
are illegal because of the fear of declining populations.
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Date:
d
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96. By the 1970s, the factors that lead to the rise of green movements in Europe were all of the following except
a.
rise in respiratory illnesses.
b.
destruction of historical buildings.
c.
polluted rivers.
d.
dying forests.
e.
global warming.
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p. 227
97. The fundamental premise of existentialism is that
a.
human destiny is programmed by the laws of natural science.
b.
there is no god and thus humans are adrift in an absurd world.
c.
each of the world’s cultures has different autonomous units, and each is worthy of respect.
d.
there is no hope.
e.
human freedom is impossible.
b
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98. Samuel Beckett
a.
believed that there is an absolute salvation to the human condition.
b.
was highly critical of the popular “theater of the absurd.”
c.
was French, but lived in Ireland.
d.
was the author of a play about two non-descript men waiting with humor and courage for someone who never
arrives.
e.
was a leading practitioner of the “new novel.”
d
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p. 228
99. The movement that denied that there was any ultimate meaning to languages and word and thus the possibility of any
objective truth was
a.
deconstructionism.
b.
structuralism.
c.
existentialism.
d.
serialism.
e.
formalism.
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Date:
100. Much “post-modern” literature
a.
has often reflected the lack of belief in anything.
b.
refused to experiment in any radical literary techniques.
c.
claimed that art has the power to benefit humankind.
d.
was written by existentialists such as Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre.
e.
was first created by Claude Levi-Strauss.
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p. 228
101. The British author that criticized American policy in Vietnam in the book The Quiet American was
a.
Graham Greene.
b.
Nathalie Sarraute.
c.
Albert Camus.
d.
Samuel Beckett.
e.
Francis Bacon.
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p. 228
102. A mathematical ordering of musical components that, once set in motion, essentially writes itself automatically, is
a.
the twelve-tone harmonics.
b.
atononalism.
c.
minimalism.
d.
electrode music.
e.
serialism.
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p. 229
103. One of the possible roadblocks to the emergence of a united Europe in the near future is/are
a.
Marxism.
b.
capitalism.
c.
fascism.
d.
structural and cultural differences.
e.
socialist liberalism.
d
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104. After the end of World War II, the United States once again retreated into its traditional isolationist foreign policy.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 211
105. Charles de Gaulle was the architect of France’s Third Republic.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 212
106. The “founding hero” of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was Konrad Adenauer.
a.
True
b.
False
True
1
p. 214
107. When Britain’s Conservative Party returned to power in the 1950s, they abolished the welfare state that had been
established by the Labour government after World War II.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 217
108. The practice of “ethnic cleansing” is associated with the aftermath of the east European nation of Czechoslovakia.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 221
109. The European Economic Community (EEC), which was created in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, is also known as the
Common Market.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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110. The treaty that created the European Union in the 1990s was the Maastricht Treaty.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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111. The collapse of communism forced NATO to disband as the EU took charge of European military interests.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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112. The author of the seminal work, The Feminine Mystique, was the French writer, Simone de Beauvoir.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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p. 227
113. The two French intellectuals associated with the philosophy of existentialism are Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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