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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. What did Hobsbawm find in conservative thinking of the period?
(a) Myriad alternatives to industrialization.
(b) The beginnings of fascism.
(c) A strong tradition, in literature in particular.
(d) Hobsbawm did not find much of value.

2. 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 least forgivable development of the period.
(b) As the most lucrative development of the period.
(c) As the most catastrophic phenomenon of the period.
(d) As the least recognized phenomenon of the period.

3. What cause did Russian and Britain support together after the French Revolution?
(a) The independence of Greece.
(b) The independence of Turkey.
(c) The independence of Finland.
(d) The independence of Poland.

4. What does Hobsbawm say revolts turned against in this period?
(a) Aristocratic rule.
(b) Mercantile colonialism.
(c) Absentee landlords.
(d) Alien rule.

5. What was the consequence of British land reforms in India?
(a) Decreased agricultural production.
(b) Economic failure.
(c) Guerilla warfare against the British.
(d) Unprecedented efficiency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a consequence of the emergence of a new class of people in European society?

2. What was the international congress that ruled Europe called?

3. What does Hobsbawm say is the dual root of nationalism in Europe?

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

5. What crucial event does Hobsbawm say took place during the period after the French Revolution?

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