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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Conclusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subjects did Baudelaire believe the future of literature would rely on?
(a) History and science.
(b) Theology and history.
(c) Science and philosophy.
(d) Philosophy and religion.

2. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

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

4. How are the streets often left during street fights?
(a) Lively.
(b) Filled.
(c) Empty.
(d) Dangerous.

5. Which of the following areas is not mentioned as being necessary for a dynamic European life?
(a) Politically.
(b) Militarily.
(c) Religiously.
(d) Economically.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say had a six-foot-high gold-plated key on their business sign at the arcade?

2. How many novels does the author note Alexander Dumas for writing?

3. What does the author credit as offering some hope to society in Chapter 9?

4. What does the author say that the use of fonts give to those discussed in various sections?

5. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?

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