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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What philosopher is the primary focus of Chapter 6?

3. What class primarily of people resides in the commune?

4. What does the author use to create a collage like feel in the text in Chapter 7?

5. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author credit for the initial emergence of arcades in late 1830s France?

4. How were barricades used at the arcades in Paris?

5. How is the modern age first described in the book?

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

7. How is romanticism first described in the book?

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

9. How does the author first describe surrealism in the book?

10. How is the struggle between the economic and social class described in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education is an important theme discussed by the author who is able to show the affects of improving Europe's educational system. Part 1.) How did the author show the evolution of the educational system in Europe? Part 2.) How did those is the public alter their way of living after education was improved; i.e. shop owners becoming more educated in various art forms to better serve customers? Part 3.) How does the bohemian culture help portray the affects of being well educated and the benefits it can have on society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of fantasy presented in the book. What role did the creation of fantasy within areas like the arcades play in the way others viewed society in Europe? Why did vendors feel the need to create such fantasy?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of the imagination that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the possibilities of the imagination based on the portrayal of the Romantics point of view in the book?

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