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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Baudelaire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say Baudelaire did not have as a child?
(a) Children's books.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Parents.
(d) Toys.

2. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?
(a) Iron.
(b) Textile.
(c) Produce.
(d) Glass.

3. What year did the idea of public exhibition of goods occur in France?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1760.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1907.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?

2. What is the most important concept the author puts forth in Chapter 3?

3. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?

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

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

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