21. France is a parliamentary democracy with a strong national government.
22. The basic unit of local government is the commune.
23. Mass transit is a popular mode of travel in most large cities.
24. City life in France is expensive.
25. The oldest buildings in France are the most prestigious.
IV. Complete Verb Phrases
Underline the complete verb in each sentence. Underline each auxiliary twice. Do not underline
interrupting adverbs.
26. The greatest works of medieval art were the magnificent Gothic cathedrals.
27. Much of the finest French sculpture was created just for these cathedrals.
28. The poetry of this age was almost always sung before large audiences.
29. The Renaissance reached its height during the 1400s and 1500s.
30. Baroque and rococo art were distinctively developed during the Renaissance period.
31. French classical art stressed order, balance, and harmony.
32. The French Enlightenment was intellectually dominated by philosophical literature.
33. Writers during the Enlightenment stressed reason and observation.
34. Romanticism began in the late 1700s and flourished until the mid-1800s.
35. Romanticism emphasized emotions and imagination over reason.
V. Verb Tenses
Underline the correct verb from the choices in parentheses.
36. In the mid-1800s, realism (tried, tries) to portray life accurately and objectively.
37. Flaubert (wrote, writes) his novels during the period called realism.
38. Today the French still (enjoyed, enjoy) masterpieces of art from Picasso and Rouault.
39. Tomorrow, the American tourists (saw, will see) Auguste Rodin's impressive sculptures.
40. One of Rodin's finest statues (is, will be) a statue of French author Honore de Balzac.
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