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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: The Future of The City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "How to Study Urban Political Power" first published?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

2. What publication is Ebenezer Howard most well-known for publishing?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Garden Cities of To-morrow.
(d) The New York Times.

3. What did the concept of polis stress in its establishment of temples, stadiums, and theaters?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Courthouses.
(c) Bath houses.
(d) Public spaces.

4. What is the first of several responses to developments of local governments given by the author in "Future Directions for Urban Government in Britain and America"?
(a) Decreasing taxation.
(b) Increasing taxation.
(c) Frequent elections.
(d) Cutting public spending.

5. What is the second city plan described by Louis Wirth in "Urbanism as a Way of Life" planned around?
(a) Eliminating the difference between producers and consumers.
(b) Managing power.
(c) Security.
(d) Efficient consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Culture of Poverty"?

2. In comparing U.S. and U.K. governments in "Future Directions for Urban Government in Britain and America," the author concludes the American system is more what?

3. "Cities and Uneven Economic Development" compares the trade and manufacturing of midland England, for example, versus the financial functions of what major cities?

4. Who wrote "Future Directions for Urban Government in Britain and America"?

5. When was "Technopoles: Mine and Foundries of the Informational Economy" first published?

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