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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ideology: Secular.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How religious does Hobsbawm say the working classes were, by modern standards?
(a) More radical than before.
(b) Not religious at all.
(c) Still quite religious.
(d) Devoutly religious, as before.

2. What changed in other countries, but did not change in France, in Hobsbawm's analysis?
(a) Mercantile colonialism did not provide large amounts of revenue.
(b) France did not begin to idealize its ancient past.
(c) Inflation did not remain low.
(d) Population did not increase.

3. What product does Hobsbawm say was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Iron.
(b) Wool.
(c) Steel.
(d) Cotton.

4. What does Hobsbawm say had to happen to the land before its economic potential could be unleashed?
(a) The temperature of Europe had to rise one degree.
(b) The population needed to expand.
(c) The scientific understanding needed to evolve that would let farmers work the land more efficiently.
(d) It had to be freed from large owners.

5. What motive does Hobsbawm say would have to motivate the new owners of the land, if the land were going to develop economically?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Communist sympathy.
(c) The urge to power.
(d) The profit motive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the nobility do when France became a Constitutional monarchy?

2. What was the international congress that ruled Europe called?

3. What came to an end in 1830, according to Hobsbawm?

4. What does Hobsbawm say is the dual root of nationalism in Europe?

5. Who does Hobsbawm say identified themselves with local traditions?

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