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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. When did George Santayana leave the United States for Europe?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1913.

2. When was Germany able to defeat France by military might?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1869.

3. What color uniform did Gabriele D'Annunzio design?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Khaki.

4. When did Voltaire become court philosopher to Frederick of Prussia?
(a) 1732.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1761.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did D'Annunzio die?

2. In the Prologue, when did Frenchmen massacre dozens of Italian immigrant labourers?

3. Where did Alexis de Tocqueville wish to create a French Empire?

4. As stated in "Clearing a Space, when did a switch to social welfarism occur?

5. When did Francis Fukuyama believe that modernity is a freight train that cannot be derailed?

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