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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 year does the author discuss Baudelaire writing to a princess?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1754.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1876.

2. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1780s.
(c) 1810s.
(d) 1850s.

3. What kinds of writings were mentioned as being part of Romanticism?
(a) Novels and poetry.
(b) Only poetry.
(c) Only novels.
(d) Plays.

4. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?
(a) Impressionism.
(b) Naturalism.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Surrealism.

5. What does the author describe as a group of notes that are associated with the same topic?
(a) Convolute.
(b) Similie.
(c) Trope.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the young woman Baudelaire tells a story of her relationship with a 60 year old man?

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

3. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?

4. What is the title of Chapter 2?

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

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