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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Peace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were spinning and weaving performed prior to the Industrial Revolution?
(a) In warehouses.
(b) At home.
(c) In communal workshops.
(d) In the market.

2. What does Hobsbawm say was the greatest influence on political thought in the 19th century?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The ancient Greeks.

3. What was the Bastille a symbol of when the French stormed it in 1789?
(a) The free market.
(b) The bourgeoisie.
(c) The monarchy.
(d) The radical element.

4. Where were the French forces defeated in 1815?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Leipzig.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Waterloo.

5. How much does Hobsbawm say Europeans were affected by the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) He says that fighting was widespread throughout many regions.
(b) He says that almost everyone felt the effects in one way or another.
(c) He says that the wide areas were almost totally devastated. but some were left untouched.
(d) He says that many were not affected at all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The merchant class was situated between what and what, in Hobsbawm's account?

3. What was the international congress that ruled Europe called?

4. Who was represented by the "Third Estate" in France?

5. Which areas were best connected, according to Hobsbawm?

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