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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Hobsbawm describe the agrarian workers of the world?
(a) He says they were part-owners in the estates.
(b) He says they were united.
(c) He says they were unfree.
(d) He says they were efficient.

3. What does Hobsbawm say the major European powers agreed on after the French Revolution?
(a) Revolutions should be a way of eliminating the aristocrats.
(b) Revolutions should be used to reinforce the ruling class.
(c) Revolutions should be used as tools for developing nationalism.
(d) Revolutionary movements should be contained.

4. Which industry saw special improvements and expansion in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) Copper.
(b) Magnesium.
(c) Iron.
(d) Coal.

5. Why does Hobsbawm say that the Industrial Revolution could only have happened in England?
(a) Because agriculture thrived in England's moister climate.
(b) Because the Industrial Revolution required a cooler 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the French forces superior to the English?

2. What relationship had begun to dominate between landowners and farmers in England in the late 1700s?

3. What cause did Russia and Britain disagree over after the French Revolution?

4. Where did Russia expand its relationships after the French Revolution?

5. What was the French National Assembly modeled on?

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