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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Saint-Simon's theory of history?
(a) A seething chaos run by the powerful.
(b) A cycle of development and destruction.
(c) Waves of equilibrium and breakdown.
(d) A punctuated equilibrium.

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

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

4. Michelet said that the bourgeoisie __________________.
(a) Are the majority of people.
(b) Benefit by the oppression of the poor.
(c) Are not in touch with the people.
(d) Own the means of production.

5. According to Edmund Wilson, Babeuf saw the center of power during the French Revolution as being ______________.
(a) In the hands of the people who were unhappy.
(b) In the hands of the people with armies.
(c) In the hands of people who appointed the leaders.
(d) In the hands of people who counted the votes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did La Scienza Nuova describe?

2. What character trait does Edmund Wilson see in both Fourier and Owen?

3. Where did Robert Owen work?

4. What did Michelet write as a result of his reading in the Renaissance?

5. When was Jules Michelet teaching?

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