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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Perspectives on Urban Form and Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The editors write in the Introduction from the Editors that their students have asked for the past how many years what the best writings in urban development are?
(a) 37.
(b) 42.
(c) 28.
(d) 35.

2. Where can wealth and fashionable residences be found in the city from "The Almost Perfect Town"?
(a) Lakeshore Drive.
(b) North Main Street.
(c) Walker Drive.
(d) Robson Street.

3. When was the Second Edition of The City Reader published in an expanded version?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1996.

4. Who is the author of The Making of Urban America?
(a) John Reps.
(b) James Q. Wilson.
(c) William Julius Wilson.
(d) Lewis Mumford.

5. What is the name of the book in which "The Polis" was first published?
(a) The Ottomans.
(b) The Gods.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the slums and factories located in the city from "The Almost Perfect Town"?

2. What city does John Brinckerhoff Jackson describe in "The Almost Perfect Town"?

3. When was "The Urban Revolution" first published?

4. Who wrote the article "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?

5. The author of "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project" viewed the social growth and physical growth of a city as being what?

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