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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Career Open to Talent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the French state have a financial crisis in the 1780s?
(a) Because they had lost Canada to the British.
(b) Because they had overextended themselves in their colonies.
(c) Because they helped the Americans in their Revolutionary War.
(d) Because they had brought too many workers into the labor force, and devalued their currency.

2. What were the dates of the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) 1791-1812.
(b) 1812-1815.
(c) 1792-1815.
(d) 1789-1815.

3. Where did the second wave of revolutions take place?
(a) Albania and Romania.
(b) Ireland and Poland.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Turkey and Greece.

4. How did Hobsbawm characterize the change in the way that people related to the land, and the way land was related to the economy?
(a) As the most lucrative development of the period.
(b) As the most catastrophic phenomenon of the period.
(c) As the least forgivable development of the period.
(d) As the least recognized phenomenon of the period.

5. Which class does Hobsbawm say published and circulated native-language publications?
(a) The universities.
(b) Urban presses.
(c) Local presses.
(d) Ex-patriate presses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the land have to be turned into before it could be developed economically, in Hobsbawm's opinion?

2. What trend was Hobsbawm looking for in revolts and revolutions?

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

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

5. Who invested in the railroads, in Hobsbawm's account?

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