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

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. When did the Constituent Assembly create a new Constitution that turned France into a Constitutional monarchy?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1791.

3. Why does Hobsbawm say that the Industrial Revolution could only have happened in England?
(a) Because the Industrial Revolution required a cooler climate.
(b) Because agriculture thrived in England's moister climate.
(c) Becaue only Britain had the commercial strength and social conditions for it.
(d) Because the rest of the continent was consumed in war.

4. What was Robespierre's role in the Reign of Terror?
(a) He incited the people to carry it out.
(b) He oversaw it.
(c) He conceived the idea for it.
(d) He was persecuted by it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the French National Assembly modeled on?

2. How large were the circles within which people moved in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?

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

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

5. How does Hobsbawm describe the agrarian workers of the world?

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