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

2. How did the concept of nationalism spread through Europe?
(a) From east to west.
(b) From north to south.
(c) From France outward in every direction.
(d) From west to east.

3. Where does Hobsbawm see a culture combining nationalism with the revolutionary spirit of the French Revolution?
(a) Albania.
(b) Greece.
(c) Poland.
(d) Ireland.

4. What was the result of improvements in the technology of spinning and weaving?
(a) Decreased need for labor.
(b) Decreased farm size.
(c) Increased output.
(d) Increased tax revenue from the cotton trade.

5. What did the French Revolution demonstrate to the rest of Europe?
(a) That power will always reside in the aristocracy's hands.
(b) That tyrants could use popular uprisings for their own purposes.
(c) That Europe was not ready for democracy yet.
(d) That people could rise up to fight for their freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in Hobsbawm's view, was the economic result of the French Revolution?

2. What began to emerge as production and industry grew in the early 1800s?

3. Which market supplied raw materials for the cotton trade?

4. Who invested in the railroads, in Hobsbawm's account?

5. What did Hobsbawm say was the new law of businesses in the late 1700s?

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