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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Complete this sentence from the opening of Section IV of Chapter 2, "The criminals in early _______ novels are neither gentlemen nor apaches, but private citizens of the middle class".
(a) Romance.
(b) Mystery.
(c) History.
(d) Detective.

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Street Fighting.
(b) Introductions.
(c) The Arcades.
(d) Exposes.

4. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Chef.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Miner.

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) Baudelaire.
(b) Hausmannism.
(c) Exposes.
(d) Street Fighting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author say places like Paris were celebrations of the power of?

3. What two centuries does the book span?

4. What word does Theodor Adorno use to describe a group of notes that share the same topics?

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

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