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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Towards an Industrial World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the idea that Hobsbawm says was developing after 1830 first take root?
(a) In the bourgeoisie.
(b) In the middle classes.
(c) In the destitute.
(d) In the working poor.

2. What did France produce as other countries' economies changed?
(a) Luxury goods for export.
(b) Raw materials for export.
(c) Common goods for its domestic market.
(d) A full range of products.

3. Which class does Hobsbawm say published and circulated native-language publications?
(a) Local presses.
(b) The universities.
(c) Ex-patriate presses.
(d) Urban presses.

4. What idea does Hobsbawm say was just being developed after the turning point of 1830?
(a) "Self-conscious" nationalism.
(b) Separatism.
(c) Unionization.
(d) International community.

5. Where were the French forces superior to the English?
(a) In the army.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In the colonies.
(d) In the navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the international congress among Europe's ruling nations dissolve after a few years?

2. Europe was ruled by Britain, France, Austria, Prussia and which nation?

3. What developed in other European countries, but not in France?

4. What crucial event does Hobsbawm say took place during the period after the French Revolution?

5. In what did England lead Europe, in Hobsbawm's account?

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