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

2. How did Fourier and Owen want to administer education in their ideal society?
(a) It should be provided within the commune.
(b) It should revert to the apprentice system.
(c) It should be paid for by students' families.
(d) It should be free and open to all.

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

4. What did Michelet describe about each social class?
(a) Its interdependence with the other classes.
(b) Its unity with the other classes.
(c) Its lack of connection with the earth.
(d) Its unique pressures and fears.

5. Prosper Enfantin was a follower of whom?
(a) Fourier and Owens.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Saint-Simon.
(d) Michelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Michelet's relationship with socialism?

2. Where did Michelet go during his travels through Europe?

3. How does Edmund Wilson characterize for Taine the difference between history and science?

4. What value does Edmund Wilson attribute to Michelet's work?

5. How does Edmund Wilson contrast Taine with Renan?

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