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| According to your texts, what forces account for the rising enrollment at IU in the mid-twentieth century? |
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| The GI Bill and the post-war economic boom |
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| Herman B Wells is the best-loved IU figure in the history of the university. Why is that? |
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A. He was friendly and open to students |
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B. He built much of IU's international reputation |
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C. He planned the growth of IU to its current size |
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D. All of the above |
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| Herman B Wells admitted there were larger, and older, universities in the United States. Yet he aimed to raise the profile of Indiana University. What did he believe the mission of a University to be? |
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| To educate all Indiana citizens |
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| Which of the following words best describes the state of IU in the 1930s and 1940s? |
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| What was the "self study" that Herman B Wells launched at the start of his presidency? |
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| A plan for expanding the university's campus, research, and international reputation |
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| It provided tuition money to veterans of WWII |
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| Stricter supervision of housing selection than for male students |
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| Higher standards of admission than for male students |
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| Closer academic supervision than for male students |
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| Stricter guidelines for receiving financial aid than for male students |
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| How did the student body change between 1825 and 1962? |
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A. there were many more students in 1962 than in 1825 |
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B. there were women students in 1962, and there weren't any in 1825 |
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C. the student body was more diverse in 1962 than it was in 1825 |
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D. all of the above |
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| How has the student body changed since 1920? |
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| there were more students in 1962 than in 1920 |
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| Which of these schools was established during Herman B Wells' tenure as president? |
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| the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
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| What was the new development in the faculty during this time? |
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| members of minority groups were hired as faculty for the first time |
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| Which statement below best describes the significance of the fact that IU is a "residential campus" as opposed to campuses such as IUPUI where a significant portion of students commute daily. |
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| residential campuses need to concern themselves with nonacademic aspects of their students’ lives more than commuter campuses do |
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| Why were some students during this period housed in Quonset huts, trailers, and temporary buildings? |
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| because there wasn't enough dormitory space for all the students |
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| Which of the following statements best describes President Wells' views on green spaces on campus? |
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| he thought that green spaces should be preserved because they’re an essential part of a university education |
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| Why did many parents and some Indiana legislators criticize IU for allowing Allen Ginsberg to read his poetry on campus? |
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| because they thought the talk was obscene and were concerned that students would get the wrong message about acceptable behavior and lifestyles |
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| Which of the following buildings was NOT built during the 1960s? |
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A. the Main Library |
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B. the School of Business |
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C. Psychology |
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D. Geology |
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| What does it mean for a university to award an honorary degree? |
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| With an honorary degree, a university recognizes especially meritorious accomplishments in a particular academic field, or contributions to society or to the university |
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| Many of the buildings built on the Bloomington campus during the 19th century were still standing in the 1970s. How did the university deal with these old structures? |
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| IU preserved its old Crescent buildings |
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| What would be the benefit to IU of listing historic buildings like those in the Crescent on a Register of Historic Places? |
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| listing the buildings ensures that the historic old campus is preserved for future generations of IU students |
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| Which of the following does NOT demonstrate the university's belief in the importance of a diversity of opinions, and the benefit of debate? |
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| building the arboretum as permanent greenspace |
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| When the old Memorial Stadium was torn down, it was replaced by an arboretum. When the IU Art Museum was built, a world-famous architect was chosen for the project. What do these two occurrences suggest about IU's philosophy regarding campus development? |
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| that the university values the beauty of the campus |
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| What is the purpose of the "University Division" at IU? |
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| It oversees and advises students until they have chosen a major |
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| How is the decision to build the arboretum in place of the stadium a reflection of Herman B Well's plan for the university? |
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| maintaining green space was a long-term priority |
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| How many campuses does IU have? |
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| What is the advantage of having so many separate IU campuses rather than one? |
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| because no matter where you live in Indiana, there would be a campus near you |
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| Who was IU's president in 1979? |
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| During the 1970s, IU saw the creation of the Office of Women's Affairs, brought Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden to speak at the IU Auditorium, and established an affirmative action policy. What do all of these indicate about IU and Bloomington in the 1970s? |
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| that changes at IU reflected national trends in social change |
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| How did the status of IU facilities in Indianapolis, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Gary, New Albany, Richmond change in the 1970s? |
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| These branches became full-fledged regional campuses |
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| In 1979, the faculty resembled earlier IU faculty in that |
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| the majority of faculty members were men |
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| Why did IU commemorate the death of Hoagy Carmichael? |
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| because Hoagy Carmichael is a prominent IU alumnus and a famous person |
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| What did Rita Mae Brown mean when she suggested that students should leave IU if they wanted to be artists? |
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| students who would like to be artists should leave IU because universities tend to squelch creativity |
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| Speculate: What might explain IU having invited a controversial figure like Rita Mae Brown, who urged students hoping to become artists to leave the university, to speak on campus? |
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| Like other universities, IU believes in the importance of debate and a diversity of opinions. |
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| A volume that classifies stories based on their similarities and differences is called . . |
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| For folklorists, the category into which a series of similar stories might be arranged is called |
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| The study of common, rather than elite, people, or “folk” is the study of |
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| We can learn about a culture’s perception of itself by studying its folklore |
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| We can learn about a culture’s perception of itself by studying its folklore |
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| Because they have rules for doing research, and they train new scholars to use them |
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| This chapter uses Folklore as an in-depth example of an academic discipline. Which of the following statements best describes, or summarizes, the tension in the university between “tradition” and “innovation” discussed in the text? |
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| Disciplines rely upon and build on old knowledge to create new knowledge |
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| According to the text, why do faculty members and scholars specialize? |
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| Because no one person can know everything in a given discipline, so it is subdivided |
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| In what way is folklore interdisciplinary? |
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| It borrows methodologies from other disciplines |
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| This chapter says that the discipline of Folklore has changed since Stith Thompson became Professor of Folklore in the 1930s. Which of the following is NOT an example of how it changed? |
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| For Thompson, folklore needed a scientific basis whereas later scholars were humanists who accepted anyone's version of the truth |
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| Which of the following is the best definition of "academic discipline"? |
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| A field of knowledge and the associated methods of study associated with it |
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| The systematic classification of organisms or entities based upon their relationship to one another is . . . (HINT: You've seen this terminology before!) |
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| Who are the unsung heroes of the music industry that Professor Maultsby talks about? |
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| Less well-known black musicicans who recorded or produced music that shaped the record industry |
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| Which of the following is NOT a material object? |
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| A story told by a community leader |
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| When did women first ride in the men's Little 500 race? |
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| Never; they now have their own race |
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| Which of the following is a theme of the film Breaking Away? |
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| Determination and hard work can overcome obstacles, such as being economically disadvantaged |
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| Who was Howard ("Howdy") Wilcox? |
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| Director of the IU Foundation and Founder of the Little 500 bicycle race |
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| How are the IU Foundation and alumni giving (to IU) connected? |
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| Wilcox got students involved--via the Student Foundation--and in turn these students became donors after they graduated |
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| A tricycle race, first started for women riders |
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| Speculate about the signficiance of the Student Foundation. According to your text, why would it be important to the university to enlarge Student Foundation participation? |
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| Students may be future donors if they feel connected to IU |
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| The text remarks that the creation of the women's tricycle race indicated some progress. What does this statement imply? |
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| Women had been left out of all other races and this was the only way to participate in the Little 500 |
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| Consider the more recent history of the Little 500 race. According to the text, what is one of the drawbacks of making the race a nationally-known event? |
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| As the number of non-IU student spectators grew, so did the number of violent disturbances |
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| What is the connection between the end of World War II and the first men's Little 500 race in 1951? |
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| Student enrollment increased because of government funding of tuition for veterans, but gifts to the university did not go up proportionally. The race raised money that was used for scholarships |
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| The Little 500 has been a rallying point for groups with social concerns larger than a bicycle race but also reflected in it. In 1968, African American students threatened to stop the race |
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| if changes were not made in the way traditionally white fraternities approved pledges |
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| Which of the following best describes Wells' view of the role of music and the meaning of the university? |
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| Music and art are an essential part of an education and the university should help all of the state's citizens appreciate it. |
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Wilfred Bain's role in establishing IU's school of music as a world class program was that
he hired the best musicians he could find from all over the world |
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| Wilfred Bain's role in establishing IU's school of music as a world class program was that he donated the money to build the MAC and IU's recital halls |
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Wilfred Bain's role in establishing IU's school of music as a world class program was that
establishing an opera program was his idea
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| How did Wilfred Bain change the goals and mission of the Music School soon after he arrived? |
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| it was no longer only to train music educators but meant to train performance artists |
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| What was the original goal of the Music School before Wilfred Bain arrived in 1947? |
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| to train music educators for the classroom |
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| Why is the MAC considered important to the excellence of the music program at IU? |
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| it is one of the finest concert halls in the world for opera |
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| What is likely the main reason that world-class musicians today come to a small town like Bloomington to teach music? |
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| Deans Bain and Webb hired so many major musicians that it is attractive for others to come to work here |
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| Whom did Readers' Digest describe in these words: "the dynamo of Indiana culture, the man who is striving to bring culture to the crossroads?" |
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| Who first thought of bringing an Opera program to IU? |
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| Why is the Benton Mural unusual and important? |
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| it's the largest continuous mural in the world |
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| Why was it necessary to adopt "geographical full-time faculty" status for the music school faculty? |
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| because this status permitted music faculty to perform all over the world without giving up their faculty positions |
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| Why would the Metropolitan Opera want to perform in small-town Bloomington? |
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| the performance space here is up to their standards |
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| broke the color barrier in opera |
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| staged an opera outside at Memorial Stadium |
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| painted murals at the IU auditorium |
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| jazz composer and director of the Jazz Program |
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| invented the terms "stabile" and "mobile" |
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