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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Conclusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the streets often left during street fights?
(a) Lively.
(b) Empty.
(c) Filled.
(d) Dangerous.

2. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?
(a) Lying.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Rudeness.

3. What literary and cultural style popular in the 19th century is discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Utopism.
(d) Romanticism.

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

5. What is the name of the letter G section of Chapter 5?
(a) Exhibitions, Advertising, Grandville.
(b) Introductions.
(c) Exposes.
(d) First Sketches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?

2. Which country does the author say has a blind spot to all the areas necessary for being dynamic?

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 8 of the book?

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

(see the answer key)

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