View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Michelet believed the history of the 19th century was summed up by _________.
(a) Capitalism, militarism, and colonialism.
(b) Industrialism, militarism, and socialism.
(c) Religion, technology, and militarism.
(d) Expansionism, militarism, and scientific progress.

3. 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.

4. How does Edmund Wilson describe Anatole France?
(a) As a racist.
(b) As a Catholic.
(c) As a radical.
(d) As a reformer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edmund Wilson describe Taine's approach to history?

3. What was Taine distancing himself from in his work?

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

5. What did Michelet study in history?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 225 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample