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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Revolutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The merchant class was situated between what and what, in Hobsbawm's account?
(a) Political theory and practice.
(b) Farmers and craftsmen.
(c) Part-time craftsmen and markets.
(d) Industrial labor and aristocrats.

2. Where does Hobsbawm say the first wave of revolutions took place after the French Revolution?
(a) In the Americas.
(b) In Asia.
(c) In Eastern Europe.
(d) In the Mediterranean.

3. Where were spinning and weaving performed prior to the Industrial Revolution?
(a) In the market.
(b) At home.
(c) In warehouses.
(d) In communal workshops.

4. Who invested in the railroads, in Hobsbawm's account?
(a) All strata of society invested in the railroads.
(b) Nobles and aristocrats.
(c) Merchants and investors.
(d) The working classes.

5. Why did the international congress among Europe's ruling nations dissolve after a few years?
(a) Its members conspired against each other.
(b) The interests of its main powers diverged.
(c) It was replaced by another alliance.
(d) Its members launched an unsuccessful war together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crucial event does Hobsbawm say took place during the period after the French Revolution?

2. Who dominated the Third Estate in the 1780s in France?

3. What emerged in 1830, according to Hobsbawm's evaluation?

4. What was the international congress that ruled Europe called?

5. Which nation was the exception to the rule that Europe was ruled by absolute monarchs, in the late 1700s?

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