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The World in the 1780s

1. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world was smaller in 1789?
(a) Hobsbawm says that the Earth was smaller.
(b) Hobsbawm says that the cities were smaller.
(c) Hobsbawm says that the population was smaller.
(d) Hobsbawm says that the families were smaller.

2. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world of 1789 was bigger than today?
(a) Hobsbawm says that people were bigger than today.
(b) Hobsbawm says that distances seemed much bigger than today.
(c) Hobsbawm says that much of the Earth was still unexplored.
(d) Hobsbawm says that the population was bigger than today.

3. How large were the circles within which people moved in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) They were much more spread out.
(b) Smaller than today for some people, but larger for others.
(c) Much larger than today.
(d) Much smaller than today.

4. Which areas were best connected, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) The seacoasts.
(b) The islands.
(c) The farm country.
(d) The mountains.

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