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

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

3. What decade did the arcades first emerge in France?
(a) 1780s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1830s.
(d) 1890s.

4. What industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?
(a) Automotives.
(b) The Railway.
(c) Construction companies.
(d) Textiles.

5. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?
(a) The people marrying each other chose.
(b) Chosen by the King.
(c) The groom chose a bride.
(d) Prearranged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is credited with most of the photos used in the book?

2. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?

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

4. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?

5. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?

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