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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than French, what other culture is represented in the poems shared in Chapter 2?
(a) East Asian.
(b) British.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Italian.

2. What type of materials rose in popularity in the 19th century?
(a) Glass and steel.
(b) Glass and iron.
(c) Steel and iron.
(d) Gold and steel.

3. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?
(a) Be imprisoned.
(b) Evacuate the city.
(c) Pay high taxes.
(d) Move to another country.

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

5. What does the author say supplanted the old soldier-laborer that the agrarian society depended on?
(a) Urbanism.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Modernism.

6. What country did the author Nietzche hail from?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Italy.

7. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?
(a) Proletariat.
(b) Bourgeouisie.
(c) Noble.
(d) Mercant.

8. How old was the young woman Baudelaire tells a story of her relationship with a 60 year old man?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 30.
(d) 26.

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

10. Which of the following things is not considered part of the psychological order the arcades created?
(a) European perspective.
(b) Urbanism.
(c) Modernity.
(d) The 19th century.

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

12. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Crystal Palace.
(c) The Silver Estate.
(d) The Golden Cathedral.

13. What does the author use to create a collage like feel in the text in Chapter 7?
(a) Thoughts from his head.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Pictures.

14. Which of the following men are not discussed in Chapter 7, Section S?
(a) Adorno.
(b) Kierkegaard.
(c) Wiesendgrund.
(d) Nietzsche.

15. What is the name of the middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Proletariat.
(b) Bourgeoisie.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Bohemian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two centuries does the book span?

2. What was street fighting done without in Paris?

3. Where is the commune discussed in the book primarily located?

4. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?

5. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?

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