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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Revolutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which nation led the others in industrialization?
(a) France.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Britain.

2. Which nation was the exception to the rule that Europe was ruled by absolute monarchs, in the late 1700s?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

3. Europe was ruled by Britain, France, Austria, Prussia and which nation?
(a) Romania.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Greece.

4. What pressure drove the mechanization of production in the late 1700s?
(a) The need for mercantile power.
(b) The need to dominate trade routes.
(c) The need for monopoly.
(d) The need for profit.

5. How much does Hobsbawm say Europeans were affected by the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) He says that fighting was widespread throughout many regions.
(b) He says that many were not affected at all.
(c) He says that the wide areas were almost totally devastated. but some were left untouched.
(d) He says that almost everyone felt the effects in one way or another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the monarchy do in response to France's financial crisis in the 1780s?

2. When does Hobsbawm say the second wave of revolutions took place?

3. Why does Hobsbawm say that the Industrial Revolution could only have happened in England?

4. What was Robespierre's role in the Reign of Terror?

5. Which industry saw special improvements and expansion in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?

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