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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 made Michelet unique?
(a) He injected his own feelings into his historical narrative.
(b) He wrote in the language of the ordinary man.
(c) He described the underlying unity of historical themes.
(d) He saw the interrelatedness of all life.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Michelet go during his travels through Europe?

2. What language did Michelet NOT read?

3. What did Michelet study in history?

4. What did La Scienza Nuova do for Michelet?

5. What name was ultimately given to the line of thought Michelet developed?

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