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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 were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?
(a) Be imprisoned.
(b) Evacuate the city.
(c) Pay high taxes.
(d) Move to another country.

2. What were used both in the railroad and the arcades during their constructions?
(a) Coal.
(b) Silver beams.
(c) Iron girders.
(d) Steel frames.

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

4. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?
(a) Glass.
(b) Textile.
(c) Produce.
(d) Iron.

5. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?

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

3. Who is the author of the book?

4. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?

5. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?

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