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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Hausmannism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say places like Paris were celebrations of the power of?
(a) The modern world.
(b) Romance.
(c) Technology.
(d) The industrialized world.

2. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?
(a) Mining.
(b) Education.
(c) Textiles.
(d) Engineering.

3. 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) Not eat.
(d) Dressing nicely.

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

5. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1810s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1850s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?

2. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?

3. What is the art form that is a printed image on wood or metal?

4. Who is the author of the book?

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

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