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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?
(a) Housing.
(b) Street cafes.
(c) Books.
(d) Street entertainment.

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

4. What two centuries does the book span?
(a) 18th and 19th.
(b) 19th and 20th.
(c) 17th and 18th.
(d) 20th and 21st.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?

2. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."

3. What is the name of the princes whom Baudelaire writes to?

4. What year did the idea of public exhibition of goods occur in France?

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

(see the answer key)

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