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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. 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) Detective.
(b) Romance.
(c) Mystery.
(d) History.

2. What is the name of the middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Bourgeoisie.
(b) Proletariat.
(c) Bohemian.
(d) Nobles.

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

4. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Pompidou.
(b) Eiland.
(c) Hausmann.
(d) Nadar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?

2. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?

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

4. Other than French, what other culture is represented in the poems shared in Chapter 2?

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

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