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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Barricade Fighting & Daumier.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many plays does the author note Alexander Dumas for writing?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 10.
(d) 35.

2. What is the name of the man who is the key character in a story by Daumier shown in Chapter 10?
(a) Nadar.
(b) Howard.
(c) Victor.
(d) Gavroche.

3. Which of the following activities is not classified as "full bodied" by the author?
(a) Weaving fabrics.
(b) Making shops.
(c) Painting pictures.
(d) Building cars.

4. What does the author include a photo of at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) The Parisian sewer.
(b) An omnibus.
(c) Himself.
(d) A woman at a cafe.

5. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?
(a) Gather.
(b) Live.
(c) Hold bulk stock.
(d) Keep money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary and cultural style popular in the 19th century is discussed in Chapter 4?

2. What kinds of writings were mentioned as being part of Romanticism?

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

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

5. What does the author use to create a collage like feel in the text in Chapter 7?

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