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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Michelet write after he had become the Conservator of the French Archives?
(a) Roman History.
(b) The Insect.
(c) Introduction to Universal History.
(d) History of the Middle Ages.

2. What was Taine distancing himself from in his work?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) History.

3. According to Edmund Wilson, Babeuf saw the center of power during the French Revolution as being ______________.
(a) In the hands of the people with armies.
(b) In the hands of the people who were unhappy.
(c) In the hands of people who appointed the leaders.
(d) In the hands of people who counted the votes.

4. What does Edmund Wilson say about the French artists' and intellectuals' engagement with politics after Louis Bonaparte became Emperor in 1851?
(a) They were deeply committed to fighting for the workers.
(b) They were not interested.
(c) They wanted to preserve the old feudal system of patronage.
(d) They wanted to create their own republic.

5. What did La Scienza Nuova do for Michelet?
(a) It gave him a new religious perspective on the origin of the universe.
(b) It let him tell a new and different history of France.
(c) It gave him a new standard for validating experimental results.
(d) It allowed him to tie all branches of science together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Michelet unique?

2. What value does Edmund Wilson attribute to Michelet's work?

3. When was Jules Michelet teaching?

4. According to the author, Saint-Simon viewed society's goals as changing ______________.

5. What organization did Michelet want to create?

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