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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Taine study after 1871, when the Commune was established?
(a) Politics and economics.
(b) Mysticism and spirituality.
(c) Philosophy and language.
(d) Science and religion.

2. Where did Michelet begin his work on the French Revolution?
(a) With the American Revolution.
(b) With the Rights of Man.
(c) With Locke and Rousseau.
(d) With feudalism.

3. When was Jules Michelet teaching?
(a) The 1820s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1880s.
(d) The 1850s.

4. What organization did Michelet want to create?
(a) A European army to keep workers in line.
(b) An international monetary fund.
(c) An armed peace league.
(d) A congress of industrial leaders.

5. What did Michelet focus on in his histories?
(a) Laws.
(b) Customs.
(c) Traditions.
(d) Paradoxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Michelet NOT read?

2. What does Edmund Wilson say about the French artists' and intellectuals' engagement with politics after Louis Bonaparte became Emperor in 1851?

3. What was the subject of Renan's The Future of Science?

4. What did Taine believe about the French Revolution?

5. How does Edmund Wilson contrast Taine with Renan?

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