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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which nation was the exception to the rule that Europe was ruled by absolute monarchs, in the late 1700s?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Britain.
(d) Russia.

2. What cause did Russia and Britain disagree over after the French Revolution?
(a) The independence of Poland.
(b) The independence of Finland.
(c) The independence of Greece.
(d) The independence of Turkey.

3. How large were the circles within which people moved in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) Much smaller than today.
(b) They were much more spread out.
(c) Much larger than today.
(d) Smaller than today for some people, but larger for others.

4. What product does Hobsbawm say was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Wool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was production freed from in the 1780s?

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

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

4. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world of 1789 was bigger than today?

5. What was the effect of the nobility trying to return to government in France?

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