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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 happened to Michelet's interest in nations?
(a) It became an interest in empires.
(b) It became an interest in religions.
(c) It became an interest in communities.
(d) It became an interest in individuals.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michelet study in history?

2. When was Michelet suspended from his teaching post?

3. What did Taine study after 1871, when the Commune was established?

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

5. How old was Anatole France at the time of the Commune?

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