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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. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?
(a) Lying.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Sarcasm.

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

3. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?
(a) Anthropolgy.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Discology.
(d) Sociology.

4. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?
(a) The people marrying each other chose.
(b) Chosen by the King.
(c) The groom chose a bride.
(d) Prearranged.

5. Who is credited with most of the photos used in the book?
(a) Nadar.
(b) McLaughlin.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Eiland.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How might the order of the first chapter be described?

4. What two centuries does the book span?

5. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?

(see the answer key)

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