What did public statues of Marianne express instead of private belief?
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Correct answer: Public identity of the republican nation
A public statue is placed in a shared civic space and is meant to communicate a message to the wider population. Marianne represented the French Republic, liberty and popular sovereignty, so her statues expressed a common republican identity rather than a family tradition or private religious belief. Option A is therefore correct. The other choices contradict the republican meaning of the figure.
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Public identity of the republican nation
Why is this the correct answer?
A public statue is placed in a shared civic space and is meant to communicate a message to the wider population. Marianne represented the French Republic, liberty and popular sovereignty, so her statues expressed a common republican identity rather than a family tradition or private religious belief. Option A is therefore correct. The other choices contradict the republican meaning of the figure.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: Visualising the Nation.
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