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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. Marx wrote his doctoral thesis on ___________.
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Michelet.
(c) Saint-Simon.
(d) Hegel.

2. What did Michelet focus on in his histories?
(a) Customs.
(b) Paradoxes.
(c) Laws.
(d) Traditions.

3. Where did Marx grow up?
(a) Dusseldorf.
(b) Munich.
(c) Trier.
(d) Berlin.

4. What language did Michelet NOT read?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

5. How did the "Communist Manifesto treat education?
(a) It should be apolitical.
(b) It should be free.
(c) It should proselytize for Communism.
(d) It should be political.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edmund Wilson contrast Taine with Renan?

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

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

4. What did Michelet say about the French Revolution?

5. What was Marx's passion while he was studying law?

(see the answer key)

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