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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Robert Owen work?
(a) In a factory in London.
(b) In a mining town in Nottingham.
(c) In a shipping company in Glasgow.
(d) In a textile mill in Manchester.

2. According to the author, what was the result of the French Revolution?
(a) The people acquired vast political power.
(b) Wealth was concentrated in a few hands.
(c) Private property was abolished in many places.
(d) The church acquired large amounts of land.

3. What does Edmund Wilson say Taine tried to represent in his history?
(a) The underlying spiritual development in French culture.
(b) The underlying economic laws that regulated French life.
(c) The pattern on the loom of French nationalist literature.
(d) The reality of the France in which he lived.

4. How old was Babeuf during the Revolution?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Forty-six.
(c) Thirty-four.
(d) Twenty-nine.

5. According to the author, Michelet's writings would reappear ___________.
(a) In Marcuse.
(b) In Freud.
(c) In Darwin.
(d) In Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What value does Edmund Wilson attribute to Michelet's work?

2. What did Michelet write about beginning in 1843?

3. What was Michelet trying to develop when he discovered the Renaissance philosopher?

4. How did Fourier and Owen want to administer education in their ideal society?

5. How does Edmund Wilson contrast Taine with Renan?

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