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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. What was Michelet trying to develop when he discovered the Renaissance philosopher?
(a) A new science of history.
(b) A theory of evolution.
(c) A new basis for poetry.
(d) A theory of gravity.

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

3. What was the subject of Renan's The Future of Science?
(a) Conflict in scientific communities.
(b) Technology and science in religion.
(c) Morality and faith in society.
(d) Philosophy in economics.

4. What did La Scienza Nuova describe?
(a) A new approach to history.
(b) A new standard for evidence and experimentation.
(c) A new model for gravity and the evolution of the universe.
(d) A new approach to scientific inquiry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Michelet's relationship with socialism?

2. What were Michelet's other books like after his History of France?

3. What made Michelet unique?

4. What did Michelet write about beginning in 1843?

5. What value does Edmund Wilson attribute to Michelet's work?

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