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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michelet believed the history of the 19th century was summed up by _________.
(a) Expansionism, militarism, and scientific progress.
(b) Religion, technology, and militarism.
(c) Industrialism, militarism, and socialism.
(d) Capitalism, militarism, and colonialism.

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

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

4. What was Michelet's relationship with socialism?
(a) He preached it in poor neighborhoods.
(b) He did not endorse it.
(c) He condemned it.
(d) He prophesied it.

5. What did La Scienza Nuova examine?
(a) The inevitable lifecycle of imperial cultures.
(b) The factors that determined which species would survive.
(c) The factors that led to the development of societies.
(d) The factors that allowed republican nations to turn into empires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Michelet begin his work on the French Revolution?

2. What Renaissance thinker did Michelet discover?

3. According to the author, Michelet's writings demonstrate _____________.

4. What language did Michelet NOT read?

5. When was Michelet suspended from his teaching post?

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