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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Street Fighting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?
(a) Surrealism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Naturalism.

2. What struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?
(a) The Enlish.
(b) Those in the economic and social classes.
(c) The bourgeoisie.
(d) The upper class.

3. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?
(a) 18th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 20th.
(d) 19th.

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

5. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?
(a) Bourgeouisie.
(b) Mercant.
(c) Noble.
(d) Proletariat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

2. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?

3. What two centuries does the book span?

4. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?

5. What occupation is the woman whose arcade is destroyed in a fire in Chapter 2?

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