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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ideology: Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What came to an end in 1830, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) Local trade.
(b) Religious faith.
(c) Aristocratic political power.
(d) Hand-crafts.

2. According to Hobsbawm, what characterized conditions in the neighborhoods of the working poor?
(a) Lower and lower population density over time.
(b) Better and more efficient organization over time.
(c) High disease.
(d) Clean streets.

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

4. Who does Hobsbawm say identified themselves with local traditions?
(a) The uneducated masses.
(b) The bourgeoisie.
(c) The aristocrats.
(d) The middle class.

5. What did revolutionaries see as the goal of their revolutions?
(a) Making aristocratic government responsive to commoners' needs.
(b) Seizing control over government.
(c) Giving government back to the people.
(d) Making revolution a permanent aspect of society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did places that had not been conquered by France reform their land use, in Hobsbawm's opinion?

2. Who were the working poor typically rebelling against, in Hobsbawm's account?

3. Which class does Hobsbawm say published and circulated native-language publications?

4. What was the consequence of British land reforms in India?

5. What did France produce as other countries' economies changed?

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