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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Further Conclusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following literary figures was not mentioned by the author as characterizing the 19th century intellectual climate of Europe?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Dumas.
(c) Jugendstil.
(d) Baudelaire.

2. Which of the following men are not discussed in Chapter 7, Section S?
(a) Wiesendgrund.
(b) Adorno.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Nietzsche.

3. What word did the author use to describe the nature of the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s that was finger numbing?
(a) The grind.
(b) The hard spot.
(c) The rock.
(d) The faze.

4. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."
(a) Theory.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Minds.
(d) Humans.

5. Where is the commune discussed in the book primarily located?
(a) Outside Paris.
(b) Inside Paris.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Group 1 of Fourier's schema consist of?

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

3. What name did Fourier give to those exhibiting intrigue in his schema?

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

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

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