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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 did Michelet say about the French Revolution?
(a) The French Revolution was really a story about the development of military technology.
(b) The masses would one day seize the means of production.
(c) The people were more important than the leaders.
(d) The French Revolution was inseparable from developments in economic theory.

2. According to the author, what happened to the bourgeoisie after the French Revolution?
(a) They became entrepreneurs.
(b) They became the capitalist owners.
(c) They retained their power.
(d) They were reduced to workers.

3. What value does Edmund Wilson attribute to Michelet's work?
(a) He told the history of nations who lost wars but kept their culture intact.
(b) He described the subterranean narrative driving history.
(c) He described history from the perspective of the people living through it.
(d) He told history from the poor people's perspective.

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

5. How does Michelet define the relations between the classes?
(a) Based on envy of the class above.
(b) Based on the ability to seize power.
(c) Based on greed.
(d) Based on fear of the class below.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Michelet believed the history of the 19th century was summed up by _________.

3. What did Michelet write after he had become the Conservator of the French Archives?

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

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

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