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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Beginning of Photography.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?
(a) The people marrying each other chose.
(b) Chosen by the King.
(c) Prearranged.
(d) The groom chose a bride.

2. What is the most important concept the author puts forth in Chapter 3?
(a) Religion.
(b) Industrialization.
(c) Love.
(d) Modernity.

3. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Anthropolgy.
(c) Discology.
(d) Psychology.

4. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?
(a) Gather.
(b) Live.
(c) Keep money.
(d) Hold bulk stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the author Nietzche hail from?

2. Complete this sentence from the opening of Section IV of Chapter 2, "The criminals in early _______ novels are neither gentlemen nor apaches, but private citizens of the middle class".

3. What two centuries does the book span?

4. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?

5. What does the author say women in Paris would do to be attractive despite it being uncomfortable?

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