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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 struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?
(a) The bourgeoisie.
(b) Those in the economic and social classes.
(c) The upper class.
(d) The Enlish.

2. What subjects did Baudelaire believe the future of literature would rely on?
(a) History and science.
(b) Science and philosophy.
(c) Theology and history.
(d) Philosophy and religion.

3. How old was the young woman Baudelaire tells a story of her relationship with a 60 year old man?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 22.

4. What occupation is the woman whose arcade is destroyed in a fire in Chapter 2?
(a) A baker.
(b) A chef.
(c) A poisoner.
(d) A dress maker.

5. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?
(a) The Golden Cathedral.
(b) The Silver Estate.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) Crystal Palace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?

3. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?

4. What word does Theodor Adorno use to describe a group of notes that share the same topics?

5. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?

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