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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What French philosopher influenced both Fourier and Owen?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Diderot.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) de Sade.

2. How does Edmund Wilson characterize for Taine the difference between history and science?
(a) There was no perspective to observe outside of historical events.
(b) There was no experimenting in history.
(c) There was no certainty about history.
(d) There was no way to measure quantities in history.

3. To what does Edmund Wilson attribute the need for political action in the early/mid 1800s?
(a) Droughts.
(b) Lack of reform by Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
(c) Centralization of power in the hands of the aristocracy.
(d) Riots and strikes.

4. How does Edmund Wilson describe Marx and Engels' doctrine for intervention in human affairs?
(a) As idealistic and prophetic.
(b) As functional and international.
(c) As overly-detailed and narrow.
(d) As practical and local.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what happened to the bourgeoisie after the French Revolution?

2. According to the author, Michelet's writings would reappear ___________.

3. How do Marx and Engels describe a socialist society?

4. According to Edmund Wilson, Babeuf saw the center of power during the French Revolution as being ______________.

5. What was Marx's passion while he was studying law?

(see the answer key)

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