The Arcades Project | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, Introductions

1. Who is the author of the book?

Walter Benjamin.

2. What two centuries does the book span?

19th and 20th.

3. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?

Psychology.

4. What does the author use to distinguish sections within his chapters?

Different fonts.

5. How might the order of the first chapter be described?

Unorganized.

6. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?

Paris.

7. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?

Surrealism.

8. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?

20th.

9. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?

Philosopher.

10. What does the author describe as a group of notes that are associated with the same topic?

Convolute.

11. What word does Theodor Adorno use to describe a group of notes that...
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