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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Losing My Religion: Islam, Secularism and Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man written?
(a) 1791.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1786.

2. How early did Tocqueville warn Algerian compatriots not to get rid of the country's philanthropic and educational systems?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1859.

3. When did Rousseau arrive in Paris?
(a) Early 1730s.
(b) Mid-1740s.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1738.

4. At stated in "Losing My Religion," by when did civilization become synonymous with progress through the "triumph of the will" (132)?
(a) Early-19th century.
(b) Late-19th century.
(c) Early-20th century.
(d) Late-18th century.

5. What was Rousseau's ideal society?
(a) Chalcis.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Eretria.
(d) Mycenaea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a narrative poem about the statue of Peter the Great?

2. In the Prologue, when did Frenchmen massacre dozens of Italian immigrant labourers?

3. How many articles did Rousseau contribute to the Encyclopedia?

4. Who were Rosseau's most famous disciples?

5. When was The Post-American World written?

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