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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Addenda.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the photos of the author shot in that are shown in the book?
(a) A library.
(b) In his office.
(c) Outside.
(d) In his living room.

2. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?
(a) Love.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

3. How many works does Victor Hugo believe the human spirit to have?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."
(a) Allegory.
(b) Humans.
(c) Theory.
(d) Minds.

5. What does the author say supplanted the old soldier-laborer that the agrarian society depended on?
(a) Urbanism.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Manufacturing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?

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

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

4. What is the worker's cry the author used as an example of class differences that was answered with "Let them eat cake"?

5. What parts of society does the author say he's become accustomed to in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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