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

2. Who is credited with most of the photos used in the book?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) McLaughlin.
(c) Nadar.
(d) Eiland.

3. 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.

4. What year did Au Bon Marche sell 450,000 Francs?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1765.
(d) 1840.

5. What occupation is the woman whose arcade is destroyed in a fire in Chapter 2?
(a) A chef.
(b) A poisoner.
(c) A dress maker.
(d) A baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of technology was first used in the arcades of Paris according to Chapter 2?

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

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

4. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?

5. What is the name of the letter G section of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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