View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Clearing a Space: History's Winners and Their Illusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did wars in Chechnya, Afghanistan, Africa, and South America occur?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

2. When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man written?
(a) 1791.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1786.

3. In "Clearing a Space," when was My Age, My Beast written?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1915.

4. When did D'Annunzio's occupation end?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1921.

5. How many people did Anders Behring Breivik kill in Norway in 2011?
(a) 235.
(b) 175.
(c) Nearly 200.
(d) About 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marx and Engels write The Communist Manifesto?

2. In the Prologue, how many Italian mutineers helped an Italian poet occupy a town?

3. To what book did Hannah Arendt write a preface in 1950?

4. When did Tocqueville speak before the French Chamber of Deputies regarding the speed that the globe was unifying?

5. When did Timothy McVeigh kill 168 Americans in Oklahoma City?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 128 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample