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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 Gandhi shot?

3. Where did Ataturk defeat Allied forces?

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

5. When did Napoleon die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Losing My Religion," why did Hitler admire Ataturk?

2. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," how did Bakunin view the future?

3. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what was the first large-scale attack by a "domestic" (275) terrorist in the United States?

4. In "Losing My Religion," what ideas about the unenlightened Oriental can be traced back to Montesquieu?

5. In "Regaining My Religion: II Messianic Visions," who was Adam Mickiewicz?

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

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

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

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

10. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what groups in the "recent past" (290) have used terrorist violence as a tactic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The tragedy of 9/11 made people wonder how individuals could be opposed to modernity. What does Mishra have to say about Islam versus the West? How did 9/11 increase the conflict? What is thought about people who oppose modernity? How has modernity not taken root in traditional and backward Muslim countries? How has this caused a clash between Islam and the West? What is revealed about opposition to modernity through this clash?

Essay Topic 3

The author makes a connection Islamic terror and between the French Revolution and religious fundamentalism in the Atlantic West. What does the author want readers to remember from history? Why is it important to remember the French revolution, its influence, and its reign of terror? What should be remembered about religious fundamentalism in the past? In what way is the violence of today a result of the French revolution and religious fundamentalism?

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