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

2. What did Hobsbawm say was the new law of businesses in the late 1700s?
(a) Get big or die.
(b) Buy low, sell high.
(c) Create a niche.
(d) Buy locally, sell globally.

3. What was the Code of Napoleon?
(a) The bureaucratic system instituted in France.
(b) The currency policy that financed the Napoleonic wars.
(c) The reform that abolished feudalism.
(d) The criminal law instituted by Napoleon.

4. What began to develop as industrialism developed in Europe?
(a) A trade war over tariffs.
(b) Lower prices as producers competed for buyers.
(c) An arms race between nations.
(d) A gap between developed and un-developed nations.

5. Europe was ruled by Britain, France, Austria, Prussia and which nation?
(a) Russia.
(b) Romania.
(c) Greece.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were spinning and weaving performed prior to the Industrial Revolution?

2. What does Hobsbawm say is the dual root of nationalism in Europe?

3. How much does Hobsbawm say Europeans were affected by the Napoleonic Wars?

4. Where did Russia expand its relationships after the French Revolution?

5. Who does Hobsbawm say rose to prominence financing the wars?

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