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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. How many states were in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation?

2. How many people (mostly women) were sterilized after 1935 in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland?

3. Who became the biggest consumers of French wines?

4. How old was Gandhi when he died?

5. When did Gandhi write his first eulogy to Mazzini?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what was Herzen's plan as he wrote to his son?

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

5. In "Losing My Religion," what did Stifter say in his novel Indian Summer about the things that occurred when modernity encroached on an area?

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

7. In "Losing My Religion," what was a religious or medieval society?

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

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

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

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?

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

Mishra shares his upbringing and education. Why does Mishra share information about his upbringing and education? What does he reveal about prejudice and bias by sharing this information?

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