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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. What type of technology was first used in the arcades of Paris according to Chapter 2?
(a) Lamps.
(b) Torches.
(c) Candles.
(d) Gas lights.

2. What did Group 1 of Fourier's schema consist of?
(a) Mutability.
(b) Intrigue.
(c) Unity.
(d) The five ordinary senses.

3. What does the author say women in Paris would do to be attractive despite it being uncomfortable?
(a) Wear high heels.
(b) Fix their hair.
(c) Dressing nicely.
(d) Not eat.

4. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Discology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Anthropolgy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author say was an unfortunate cultural reaction associated with shortage of economic policy?

4. What were used both in the railroad and the arcades during their constructions?

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

(see the answer key)

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