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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Owen put his idealistic notions into practice?

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

3. According to the author, what was the result of the French Revolution?

4. How old was Babeuf during the Revolution?

5. How does Michelet define the relations between the classes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Michelet's portrayal of society.

2. What work did Michelet do after he had read Vico, and how did Vico's influence come through in that work?

3. Describe Owen's background and career.

4. What reforms did Saint-Simon want to institute?

5. Describe Babeuf's early career.

6. What did Michelet write about, and what was the effect of his writing?

7. Describe the evolution of Marx's philosophical thinking.

8. Describe Marx's time as the editor of a Cologne newspaper.

9. What was Michelet's later career like?

10. Describe Taine's career after the Commune was founded in 1871.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using Michelet's theory that government is the result of the pressures and forces and works of men, how would you explain our contemporary culture? What pressures and forces and works have created the culture in which we live?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the importance of Hegel's philosophy on the socialist thought that led to the Russian Revolution. What part of Hegel's writing did Russian thinkers find compelling, and which thinkers interpreted his work to make it contribute to the revolution? How much of the Russian Revolution can be laid at Hegel's feet?

Essay Topic 3

Cite a contemporary class conflict that fits neatly into the dialectical materialism model of bourgeoisie and proletariat fighting. Choose one conflict that does not fit neatly into the model. Explain how the cases either fit or do not fit.

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