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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the higher education institutes discussed in Chapter 13 made for?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Tradesmen.
(c) Writers.
(d) Teachers.

2. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing William Blake, "Imagination is not ______ . . . Imagination is an almost divine faculty which perceives . . ."
(a) Fake.
(b) Imagined.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Real.

3. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?
(a) Gates.
(b) Guards.
(c) Barricades.
(d) Glass walls.

4. Where does the author say a woman was supposed to help him escape to in Chapter 15?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

5. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1780s.
(b) 1810s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1850s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the section titled "Ecole Polytechnique" refer to in regards to the changes made in Europe in the 1800s?

2. What type of materials rose in popularity in the 19th century?

3. What does the author say the improvement of the education system took students beyond?

4. What is the name of the book Karl Marx wrote that is swept under the proverbial rug in America?

5. What occupation is the woman whose arcade is destroyed in a fire in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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