Question 1

................... used Carlyle's work as a primary source for the events of the French Revolution in his novel 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens used Thomas Carlyle's "The French Revolution: A History" as a primary source for historical context in his novel "A Tale of Two Cities." Carlyle's detailed account of the French Revolution provided Dickens with a rich backdrop for his story.

Question 2

.............wrote 'The French Revolution: A History' (3 volumes, 1837), as a historical study concerning oppression of the poor, which was immediately successful.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Carlyle wrote 'The French Revolution: A History', which was an immediate success and is known for its compelling narrative and interpretation of the events leading up to and during the French Revolution.

Question 3

.............. historian of science, Thomas Kuhn addressed the structural formations of science in his seminal work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions-its title alone evincing a stringent structuralist approach.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Kuhn was an American historian of science, best known for his work "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," where he introduced the concept of paradigm shifts in scientific knowledge.

Question 4

Blending Marx and structuralism French theorist Louis Althusser introduced his own brand of structural social analysis, giving rise to "structural Marxism."

Accepted Answer

Louis Althusser is known for blending Marx's theories with structuralism, thus creating "structural Marxism." He applied structuralist principles to Marxist theories, emphasizing the underlying structures that shape society.

Question 5

.................... is widely considered the "father" of twentieth-century linguistics.

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand de Saussure is widely recognized as the "father" of modern linguistics due to his foundational contributions to the field, particularly his theory of structuralism and the concept of the linguistic sign.

Question 6

............... most influential work, the Course of General Linguistics was published posthumously in 1916.

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand de Saussure is credited with the publication of the Course of General Linguistics, a foundational text in the field of linguistics, which was indeed published posthumously in 1916. This work laid the groundwork for many linguistic theories that followed.

Question 7

.................. published Structural Anthropology, a collection of his essays which provided both examples and programmatic statements about structuralism.

Accepted Answer

Claude Lévi-Strauss is renowned for his work in structural anthropology, and "Structural Anthropology" is a seminal collection of his essays that outlines the principles of structuralism in anthropology.

Question 8

Among ...............many significant publications, The Elementary Structures of Kinship (1949) and The Savage Mind (1962) exemplify his contributions to anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Claude Lévi-Strauss is renowned for his work in anthropology, particularly for his structuralist approach. "The Elementary Structures of Kinship" and "The Savage Mind" are two of his most significant contributions to the field, making him the correct answer.

Question 9

.............. is often cited as the founder of structural anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Lévi-Strauss is widely recognized for his development of structural anthropology, which focuses on understanding human society and culture through the underlying structures that govern human thought and behavior.

Question 10

....................is best known for his pioneering studies French Rural History and Feudal Society and his posthumously-published unfinished meditation on the writing of history, The Historian's Craft.

Accepted Answer

Marc Bloch is renowned for his significant contributions to the field of history, particularly through his works on French rural history and feudal society, as well as his reflections on historical methodology in "The Historian's Craft."

Question 11

................published a large work, available in a two-volume English translation as Feudal Society.

Accepted Answer

Marc Bloch published "Feudal Society," a seminal work in the field of history that explores the social, economic, and political structures of feudal societies.

Question 12

............ has had lasting influence in the field of historiography through his unfinished manuscript 'The Historian's Craft', which he was working on at his death.

Accepted Answer

Marc Bloch, a French historian and co-founder of the Annales School, significantly influenced historiography with his work on 'The Historian's Craft'. This manuscript, which remained unfinished due to his death during World War II, explores the methodology and purpose of history.

Question 13

Spanish historiography was influenced by the "Annales School" starting in 1950 with.....................

Accepted Answer

Jaime Vicens Vives was a prominent Spanish historian who introduced the methodologies and perspectives of the Annales School into Spanish historiography starting around 1950. The Annales School, founded in France, emphasized social and economic history, long-term historical structures, and a multidisciplinary approach, significantly influencing historical research and writing in Spain through Vicens Vives's work.

Question 14

........... was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School.

Accepted Answer

Fernand Braudel was a prominent French historian and a leading figure of the Annales School, which focused on long-term social history.

Question 15

In Marxist theory, the civil sense of the term Subaltern was first used by the Italian Communist intellectual ............ , possibly as a synonym for the proletariat.

Accepted Answer

Antonio Gramsci, an Italian Marxist theorist and politician, introduced the term "subaltern" in a civil sense, using it to refer to groups in society who are outside the hegemonic power structure, often as a synonym for the proletariat or working class.

Question 16

..............was a founding member and onetime leader of the Communist Party of Italy and was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini'sFascist regime.

Accepted Answer

Antonio Gramsci was a founding member and onetime leader of the Communist Party of Italy. He was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime, where he wrote his famous Prison Notebooks.

Question 17

In a notable pre-prison article entitled "The Revolution against Das Kapital", .................claimed that the October Revolution in Russia had invalidated the idea that socialist revolution had to await the full development of capitalist forces of production.

Accepted Answer

Antonio Gramsci argued in "The Revolution against Das Kapital" that the October Revolution demonstrated that a socialist revolution could occur without waiting for the capitalist forces of production to fully develop, challenging Marx's original premise in "Das Kapital".

Question 18

............. most influential work was and remains 'The Making of the English Working Class', published in 1963 while he was working at the University of Leeds.

Accepted Answer

E.P. Thompson's most influential work is "The Making of the English Working Class," which has had a significant impact on social history since its publication in 1963.

Question 19

In 1978 ....................published The Poverty of Theory which attacked the structuralist Marxism.

Accepted Answer

E. P. Thompson published "The Poverty of Theory" in 1978, criticizing the structuralist Marxism that was influential at the time, particularly the work of Louis Althusser.

Question 20

.................. book is 'The Poverty of Historicism'.

Accepted Answer

'The Poverty of Historicism' is a book written by Karl Popper, in which he criticizes the methodological approach of historicism in the social sciences.

Quiz 3: Notable Figures and Works in History and Historiography