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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. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Walter Benjamin.
(b) Howard Eiland.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Alexander Dumas.

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

3. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?
(a) 18th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 20th.
(d) 19th.

4. What year did the idea of public exhibition of goods occur in France?
(a) 1760.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1890.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say the arcade merchants showed a tendency toward because of technology?

2. What is the name of the man who is the key character in a story by Daumier shown in Chapter 10?

3. What political theory does the author focus on in Chapter 7?

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

5. How might the order of the first chapter be described?

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