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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Code of Napoleon?
(a) The bureaucratic system instituted in France.
(b) The currency policy that financed the Napoleonic wars.
(c) The criminal law instituted by Napoleon.
(d) The reform that abolished feudalism.

2. Where were the French forces superior to the English?
(a) In the colonies.
(b) In the navy.
(c) In the army.
(d) In the mountains.

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

4. Europe was ruled by Britain, France, Austria, Prussia and which nation?
(a) Romania.
(b) Greece.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

5. What does Hobsbawm say revolutionary groups had in common across Europe in 1848?
(a) They were all inspired to eliminate monarchies.
(b) They saw themselves as the benefactors of the common people.
(c) They all wanted to make their revolution a permanent part of society.
(d) They all portrayed themselves as fighting for freedom against tyranny.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hobsbawm say that the Industrial Revolution could only have happened in England?

4. What, in Hobsbawm's view, was the economic result of the French Revolution?

5. What group does Hobsbawm say typified the revolutionary groups that became active in 1848?

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