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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Errico Malatesta, an Italian, join Egyptian nationalists in a revolt against British imperialists?

2. When was the liberal catchword "Bildung" (186)?

3. According to "Finding True Freedom and Equality," when was the first jihad of the modern area?

4. What Mexican revolutionary did Paz write about in the late 1940s?

5. When did Italy sign the Triple Aliiance with German and Austria?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Regaining My Religion: II Messianic Visions," what does Mishra say about nationalism?

2. In "Losing My Religion," what did Escobar reveal about Western ways of modernizing not working in the 1970s?

3. In "Losing My Religion," what did some argue about the suitability of the Western model of development for their countries?

4. In "Losing My Religion," what happened that left men uprooted from rural habits and led them to rage against the modern West?

5. In "Regaining My Religion: I Nationalism Unbound," why were Germans impatient for their country to become a new society in the 18th century?

6. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what did men in the 19th century long for?

7. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," who was Ramzi Ahmed Yousef?

8. In "Losing My Religion," how was Iran transformed and what were the effects of the transformation?

9. In "Regaining My Religion: I Nationalism Unbound," how did Germany defeat France in 1871?

10. In "Regaining My Religion: I Nationalism Unbound," how was Ghandi killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of religion changed before and after the Enlightenment. What was the role of religion before the Enlightenment? How did the role of religion change after the Enlightenment? What was the connection between the removal of religion from everyday life and the rise of nationalism and individualism?

Essay Topic 2

Mishra believes there is a connection between fanaticism and extremism. How are fanaticism and extremism timeless ideals? How does the intensity of fanaticism determine how destructive it becomes? What is extremism a reaction to? How is fanaticism the intensity of the response to those perceived wrongs?

Essay Topic 3

Voltaire and Rousseau had differing viewpoints, especially regarding modernity. How would you describe the viewpoints of Voltaire and of Rousseau? How were their ideas about wealth and materialism different? What did their differences reveal about the meaning of modernity?

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