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Quiz for Primary Source 29.2: Counterculture Graffiti from Paris, 1968

Question

1. Why did the temporary alliance between student radicals and striking workers break down?

The French business sector threatened to replace the striking workers.

The students favored gradual change, while the workers wanted a revolution.

Workers were more interested in concrete, economic issues than the students were.

The students halted their protests when the government gave in to their demands.

Correct. The answer is c. As the graffiti suggests, the students wanted a thoroughgoing cultural and social revolution. The workers, in contrast, wanted concrete economic gains, and when they got them, they went back to work.

Incorrect. The answer is c. As the graffiti suggests, the students wanted a thoroughgoing cultural and social revolution. The workers, in contrast, wanted concrete economic gains, and when they got them, they went back to work.

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2. Based on the graffiti, which of these seems to have been a key desire of most student protestors?

Greater personal freedom

Improved employment opportunities

The introduction of centralized economic planning

A more comprehensive social safety net

Correct. The answer is a. Most of the examples of student graffiti included here emphasize a desire for freedom to think, live, and develop outside of the constraints of existing social and cultural institutions.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Most of the examples of student graffiti included here emphasize a desire for freedom to think, live, and develop outside of the constraints of existing social and cultural institutions.