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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Science and Conclusion: Towards 1848.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hobsbawm's account, what happened in France as industrialism expanded in neighboring countries?
(a) France industrialized quickly, as the soldiers returned from the Napoleonic Wars and went to work in factories.
(b) Land reforms from the French Revolution tied land use to the peasantry, and the economy did not take off.
(c) Economic development was slow for lack of investors willing to put money in French factories.
(d) The economy was paralyzed by the veterans returning from the wars to the small plots of land Napoleon had promised.

2. What does Hobsbawm say was the balance between urban and rural populations at the end of the Age of Revolution?
(a) Hobsbawm says that throughout Western Europe, urban and rural populations were about the same size.
(b) Hobsbawm says that most people in Europe lived in the country.
(c) Hobsbawm says that only in Britain were those populations about the same size.
(d) Hobsbawm says that most people in Europe lived in cities.

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

4. Which nation was the exception to the rule that Europe was ruled by absolute monarchs, in the late 1700s?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Austria.
(d) Britain.

5. Which form of rebellion did the working poor NOT engage in?
(a) Strikes and riots.
(b) Demonstrations.
(c) Organized terrorism.
(d) Political campaigns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author did NOT rise to prominence during the Age of Revolution?

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

3. What social structure attended the profession that emerged in France as a result of Napoleon?

4. What did the new view hold that was spreading through Europe?

5. Where were spinning and weaving performed prior to the Industrial Revolution?

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