Directions: Answer 2 of the following questions in essay form using the same style guidelines as for the research paper. An adequate answer will be 4 pages minimum. Your grade will be based on how well your response uses evidence from the assigned readings. Exams will be due between noon and 1pm on Friday of Finals Week at a location TBA (our classroom might be occupied). I will only accept hardcopies; no email attachments please.

1) Describe the social, economic, cultural, and political factors that contributed to the Enlightenment in France. What were some of the new values that came with the Enlightenment? In what ways did the Enlightenment contribute to the Revolution?

2) The central theme of this class has been the development of a sense of "Frenchness" that overrides regional particularism. How did this idea develop over time? What are some of the challenges the French face today in keeping this sense of "Frenchness"?

3) While the French Revolution did not create a political regime that endured until the present, it did establish many social, cultural, and political reforms that have. Discuss how the legacy of the Revolution has endured throughout the numerous changes in government since 1789.