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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 trait did Fourier give to those he deemed butterflies in his schema?
(a) Love.
(b) Mutability.
(c) Unity.
(d) Family.

2. Which of the following traits was not included in Group 2 of Fourier's scheme?
(a) Work.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Love.

3. What is the span of years where French people were considered workaholics?
(a) 1780-1890.
(b) 1900-1945.
(c) 1820-1895.
(d) 1850-1905.

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

5. Complete the following sentence by the author regarding Fourier, "The autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of ______".
(a) Lies.
(b) Race.
(c) Labor.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following areas is not mentioned as being necessary for a dynamic European life?

2. What did Group 1 of Fourier's schema consist of?

3. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?

4. What kinds of writings were mentioned as being part of Romanticism?

5. What did Fourier believe was the most powerful of human passions?

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