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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Beginning of Photography.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might the order of the first chapter be described?
(a) Organized.
(b) Numerical.
(c) Alphabetical.
(d) Unorganized.

2. What does the author say the arcade was a precursor to in modern society?
(a) The department store.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A shopping mall.
(d) A street market.

3. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1935.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does the author say had a six-foot-high gold-plated key on their business sign at the arcade?

5. What is the name of the middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?

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