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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1810s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1850s.

2. What type of technology was first used in the arcades of Paris according to Chapter 2?
(a) Torches.
(b) Candles.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Gas lights.

3. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1820.

4. What does the author say places like Paris were celebrations of the power of?
(a) Romance.
(b) Technology.
(c) The modern world.
(d) The industrialized world.

5. What was street fighting done without in Paris?
(a) Shirts.
(b) Weaponry.
(c) Interference.
(d) Belts.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?

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

5. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the sales of the arcade shops described during the mid 1800s?

2. How does the author first describe the lithograph in the book?

3. Describe the face pages of Chapter 2.

4. How does the author explain his writing method for the book in regards to the Parisian arcades?

5. How is Nietzsche's writing style described in Chapter 4?

6. How is the first lighting installed in the arcades described in the book?

7. How does the author describe the fate of a woman poisoner in Chapter 2?

8. How is the concept of COFFEE ROOM discussed in the book?

9. How is the image of the omnibus described in Chapter 7?

10. How were gas lamps first used at the arcades of Paris?

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