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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Conclusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary and cultural style popular in the 19th century is discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Utopism.
(d) Romanticism.

2. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Lying.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Sarcasm.

3. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?
(a) Atheism.
(b) America.
(c) Politics.
(d) Christianity.

4. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?
(a) Glass walls.
(b) Guards.
(c) Barricades.
(d) Gates.

5. What was Fourier's main theoretical contribution that humans were?
(a) Engines.
(b) Romantics.
(c) Robots.
(d) Passionate machines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trait did Fourier give to those he deemed butterflies in his schema?

3. Complete the following sentence by the author regarding Fourier, "The autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of ______".

4. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?

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

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