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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Taine study after 1871, when the Commune was established?
(a) Mysticism and spirituality.
(b) Politics and economics.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Philosophy and language.

2. According to the author, what was the result of the French Revolution?
(a) Private property was abolished in many places.
(b) The people acquired vast political power.
(c) Wealth was concentrated in a few hands.
(d) The church acquired large amounts of land.

3. What did La Scienza Nuova do for Michelet?
(a) It gave him a new religious perspective on the origin of the universe.
(b) It gave him a new standard for validating experimental results.
(c) It let him tell a new and different history of France.
(d) It allowed him to tie all branches of science together.

4. What did Michelet write as a result of his reading in the Renaissance?
(a) The Insect.
(b) L'Amour.
(c) Introduction to Universal History.
(d) Roman History.

5. What did Michelet study in history?
(a) The personalities that played a role in it.
(b) The range of religious expression.
(c) The theories that unified all history into one narrative.
(d) Technology's influence on the means of production.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Michelet unique?

2. What did Taine believe about the French Revolution?

3. According to the author, what happened to the bourgeoisie after the French Revolution?

4. How does Michelet define the relations between the classes?

5. How old was Anatole France at the time of the Commune?

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