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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 does the author say women in Paris would do to be attractive despite it being uncomfortable?
(a) Fix their hair.
(b) Wear high heels.
(c) Dressing nicely.
(d) Not eat.

2. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Hausmann.
(b) Eiland.
(c) Pompidou.
(d) Nadar.

3. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?
(a) Hold bulk stock.
(b) Keep money.
(c) Gather.
(d) Live.

4. Who does the author say had a six-foot-high gold-plated key on their business sign at the arcade?
(a) A cook.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) A professor.
(d) The locksmith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author use to distinguish sections within his chapters?

2. What was street fighting done without in Paris?

3. What industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?

4. What does the author say the arcade merchants showed a tendency toward because of technology?

5. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?

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