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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the streets often left during street fights?

2. What two nations does the author discuss regarding them as Continental Europe's major nations in Chapter 8?

3. What does the author say was an unfortunate cultural reaction associated with shortage of economic policy?

4. What kind of existence does the author say the urban development brought to Paris in Chapter 8?

5. What is the worker's cry the author used as an example of class differences that was answered with "Let them eat cake"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author discuss religion in Chapter 12?

2. How does the author describe the nature of Fourier's racism in Chapter 8?

3. How are the British described in Chapter 13?

4. How is Alexander Dumas first described in the book?

5. What does the author say about Karl Marx's development of Communist beliefs?

6. How does the author describe the upper class's inability to relate to the lower class?

7. How does the author describe the two distinctive ideas within Germany and France in regard to social order?

8. Describe the author's appearance in the first photos shown of him in the book?

9. How does the author describe the plight of European men in Chapter 9?

10. How does the author define retirement in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education is an important theme discussed by the author who is able to show the affects of improving Europe's educational system. Part 1.) How did the author show the evolution of the educational system in Europe? Part 2.) How did those is the public alter their way of living after education was improved; i.e. shop owners becoming more educated in various art forms to better serve customers? Part 3.) How does the bohemian culture help portray the affects of being well educated and the benefits it can have on society?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of political institutions in the book. What reason does the author have for placing emphasis on the creation of political institutions like Communism, namely when suggesting they derived from other cultures? What message might he be saying about the nature of unity even in politics?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the proletariat with the bourgeoisie in the book. What obstacles stood between these classes that set them apart from one another?

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