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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Saint-Simon not participate in the French Revolution?
(a) He was in exile.
(b) He was too young.
(c) He considered it destructive.
(d) He was in prison.

2. The "Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engel wanted to end ____________.
(a) State run transportation.
(b) The right of inheritance.
(c) Free education for children and workers.
(d) Appropriation of land.

3. How were Marx' early writings received?
(a) They incited radical groups to action.
(b) They resulted in his exile from Germany.
(c) They generated interest from the newspaper readers.
(d) They were not much noticed.

4. According to the author, Michelet's writings would reappear ___________.
(a) In Darwin.
(b) In Marx.
(c) In Freud.
(d) In Marcuse.

5. What position did Marx take in 1842?
(a) Editor of a radical magazine.
(b) Investigative reporter.
(c) Editor-in-chief of a newspaper.
(d) Political activist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saint-Simon thought society should be based on ____________.

2. What did Michelet say about the French Revolution?

3. What does Edmund Wilson say Taine tried to represent in his history?

4. Marx wrote his doctoral thesis on ___________.

5. According to the author, Saint-Simon viewed society's goals as changing ______________.

(see the answer key)

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