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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. As stated in "Clearing a Space," when did democracy come into vogue?
(a) 1829.
(b) Around 1830.
(c) About 1820.
(d) 1833.

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

3. In the Prologue, what did Karl Mannheim say that people were waiting for?
(a) Savior.
(b) Retirement.
(c) Money.
(d) Messiah.

4. As stated in "Clearing a Space," what was the result of cutting the tie between a consciousness of the past to the present?
(a) Sanitized history.
(b) Disregard for history.
(c) History for the masses.
(d) Loss of interest in history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was there a financial crisis in Asia?

2. What assassinated American president did the narrator say was murdered by anarchists and nihilists?

3. As stated in the Prologue, how many European young men went to South America to fight for poorly understood causes?

4. When did Voltaire become court philosopher to Frederick of Prussia?

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

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