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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 Jules Michelet teach?
(a) Biology and natural sciences.
(b) Philosophy and history.
(c) Religion.
(d) Astronomy.

2. What did Michelet describe about each social class?
(a) Its unique pressures and fears.
(b) Its unity with the other classes.
(c) Its lack of connection with the earth.
(d) Its interdependence with the other classes.

3. How did Taine examine works of literature?
(a) As historical way posts.
(b) As living experiences.
(c) As living spiritual events.
(d) As specimens.

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

5. What did Michelet write about beginning in 1843?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The evolution of history.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Italian Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edmund Wilson describe Taine's approach to history?

2. According to the author, Michelet's writings would reappear ___________.

3. How long did the communist government last in Paris after Michelet had his stroke?

4. What was Saint-Simon's theory of history?

5. What did Taine study after 1871, when the Commune was established?

(see the answer key)

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