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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what did England lead Europe, in Hobsbawm's account?
(a) Moral philosophy.
(b) Political freedoms.
(c) Per capita trade.
(d) Raw material production.

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

4. Which areas were best connected, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The farm country.
(c) The seacoasts.
(d) The islands.

5. Which nation ruled most of Asia in the late 1700s?
(a) Russia.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world was smaller in 1789?

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

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

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

5. Which industry saw special improvements and expansion in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?

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