Question

Match the following philosophers and the theory put forward by them.

1) Karl Marx; 2) Voltaire; 3) Leopold von Ranke; 4) Georg Hegel

A) Idea of 'Thesis' and 'Antithesis'
B) Studying the concerned documents thoroughly before drawing any conclusions
C) History is not based on abstract ideas but on class struggle and inequality
D) Understanding all aspects of Human life

• A. 1- B; 2- C; 3- A; 4- D
• B. 1- C; 2- B; 3- A; 4- D
• C. 1- A; 2- C; 3- D; 4- B
• D. 1- C; 2- D; 3- B; 4- A

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1- C; 2- D; 3- B; 4- A

Voltaire made historians realise that understanding all aspects of human life is important for writing history. Leopold believed that all types of documents associated with a historical event should be examined thoroughly. According to Karl Marx, human history is the history of class struggle. Hegel introduced the concepts, thesis and antithesis.