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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. How old was Babeuf during the Revolution?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Forty-six.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-seven.

2. What happened to Michelet's interest in nations?
(a) It became an interest in communities.
(b) It became an interest in individuals.
(c) It became an interest in empires.
(d) It became an interest in religions.

3. How does Edmund Wilson describe Taine's approach to history?
(a) Scientific.
(b) Biographical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Journalistic.

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

5. What Renaissance thinker did Michelet discover?
(a) Hobbes.
(b) Vico.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michelet describe about each social class?

2. How did Taine examine works of literature?

3. What does Edmund Wilson examine from the Middle Ages?

4. How does Edmund Wilson characterize for Taine the difference between history and science?

5. When was Michelet suspended from his teaching post?

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