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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Errico Malatesta, an Italian, join Egyptian nationalists in a revolt against British imperialists?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1880.

2. Who was the first man to call himself an anarchist?
(a) Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
(b) Emile Henry.
(c) Baader-Meinhof.
(d) Theodor Herzl.

3. How old was Herder when he went to be a pastor in Riga?
(a) 30s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 40s.

4. When did McEwan write Amsterdam?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1963.

5. Who did Huntington hail as the "epitome of a modernizing monarch" (129)?
(a) Ben Bella.
(b) Shah of Iran.
(c) Ataturk.
(d) Auyb Khan.

6. When did the American CIA and British M16 conspire to give the Shah total authority in Iran?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

7. How old was Gandhi when he died?
(a) 86.
(b) 81.
(c) 78.
(d) 74.

8. When was the liberal catchword "Bildung" (186)?
(a) 1770s.
(b) 1790s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1760s.

9. Since when had the Ottoman Empire offered refuge to Polish exiles?
(a) 1746.
(b) 1793.
(c) Late-18th century.
(d) Early-18th century.

10. What language was The Blind Owl written in?
(a) Persian.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) French.

11. Where does "Regaining My Religion: I Nationalism Undound" describe a Louis Vuitton store being opened?
(a) South Africa.
(b) India.
(c) Borneo.
(d) Philippines.

12. When was a United Nations document published that said "rapid economic progress is impossible without painful adjustments" (118)?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1947.

13. Who became the biggest consumers of French wines?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Italians.
(c) Germans.
(d) Vietnamese.

14. When did Georg Forster died?
(a) 1781.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1764.

15. When did Italy sign the Triple Aliiance with German and Austria?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1882.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in "Finding True Freedom and Equlity," when did foreign radicals make up a large number of the radical Communards in Paris?

2. When did Gandhi write Hind Swanaj?

3. When did Herder travel from France to Riga?

4. In 1886, how many strikers were shot outside the McCormic Reaper Works?

5. When did James Macpherson publish ancient Gaelic poetry he said he discovered in Scotland?

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