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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 is an integral and necessary part of the whole book according to Chapter 13?

2. What is the title of Chapter 12 of the book?

3. Where are the photos of the author shot in that are shown in the book?

4. What does the author say the mutual ignorance of the upper and lower classes did not improve their ability to do?

5. What did the author say class differences did along with serving the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the nature of Fourier's racism in Chapter 8?

2. What is the nature of the contents of Early Draft in Chapter 14?

3. How does the author define retirement in the book?

4. How does the author describe street fighting methods in Munich?

5. How does the author describe the two works of the human spirit in the book?

6. How does the author describe the differences between the young and old bohemians?

7. How does the author express Baudelaire's vision of urban life in the book?

8. How is residential rioting discussed in Chapter 10?

9. How does the author describe the workaholic actions of the poor in Chapter 12?

10. How does the author discuss religion in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the portrayal of work and retirement in the book. How were these two acts considered similar to one another in the European culture in the 1800s given the definition given of each term by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of violence in the book. How does the author portray violence as necessary and useful through his accounts of street fighting and rioting in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the nature of the author Walter Benjamin based on his writing style and portrayal in photographs. What assumptions can we make about the overall message the author wished for us to get from this book based on our perceptions of him?

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