69. The correct answer is (D). Between 1832 and 1928, a series of reform bills gradually extended the
franchise to provide for universal suffrage for all persons over the age of 21. This explains why the
number of people eligible to vote reflects an increasing portion of the population over 21.
70. The correct answer is (A). Great Britain did not join the EEC until 1971 because her two applica-
tions for membership were vetoed by French President Charles de Gaulle, who feared that British
membership might jeopardize his goal of making France the dominant power in Europe.
71. The correct answer is (B). Sartre was born in Paris in 1905 where he would later teach philosophy.
During the 1930s, he published La Nausée, a philosophical novel, and Le Mur, a collection of short
stories. During the German occupation of France, Sartre was active in the Resistance movement, and
after the war he emerged as the dominant figure in the Existentialist movement: His most famous
philosophical work is L’Etre et le Néant (Being and Nothingness).
72. The correct answer is (C). Impressionism originated in France during the second half of the nine-
teenth century. The name derives from a painting by Claude Monet that is translated into English as
“Impression of the Setting Sun.” In the painting, Monet attempted to capture the effects of sunlight.
Because these artists ignored some of the traditional artistic conventions, their works were at first
severely criticized and even ridiculed.
73. The correct answer is (A). The requirement that the eldest male child be accorded priority over any
siblings is known as primogeniture.
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