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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The French Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dominated the Third Estate in the 1780s in France?
(a) The nobility.
(b) The middle class.
(c) The working poor.
(d) Revolutionaries and radicals.

2. Who invested in the railroads, in Hobsbawm's account?
(a) The working classes.
(b) All strata of society invested in the railroads.
(c) Merchants and investors.
(d) Nobles and aristocrats.

3. What set the stage for the French Revolution, in Hobsbawm's account?
(a) France's war with Austria.
(b) France's war with Prussia.
(c) France's war with Russia.
(d) France's war with Britain.

4. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world of 1789 was bigger than today?
(a) Hobsbawm says that distances seemed much bigger than today.
(b) Hobsbawm says that much of the Earth was still unexplored.
(c) Hobsbawm says that the population was bigger than today.
(d) Hobsbawm says that people were bigger than today.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobsbawm say was the greatest influence on political thought in the 19th century?

2. Which nation was the exception to the rule that Europe was ruled by absolute monarchs, in the late 1700s?

3. What product does Hobsbawm say was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?

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

5. What did the nobility do when France became a Constitutional monarchy?

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