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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?
(a) America.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Politics.
(d) Atheism.

2. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1935.

3. Other than French, what other culture is represented in the poems shared in Chapter 2?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Italian.
(c) East Asian.
(d) British.

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) Urban Myth.
(b) Bohemians.
(c) K, L, M, N, O, P.
(d) Baudelaire.

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

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

8. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?
(a) Glass.
(b) Iron.
(c) Produce.
(d) Textile.

9. What does the author say that the use of fonts give to those discussed in various sections?
(a) Self awareness.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) A voice.
(d) A sense of accomplishment.

10. What are the men in suits sitting on in the rain in the lithography featured in Chapter 7?
(a) An omnibus.
(b) A train.
(c) A building.
(d) A car.

11. What does the author say the arcade was a precursor to in modern society?
(a) A street market.
(b) A shopping mall.
(c) The department store.
(d) A bookstore.

12. How old was the young woman Baudelaire tells a story of her relationship with a 60 year old man?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

13. What industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?
(a) Construction companies.
(b) Textiles.
(c) The Railway.
(d) Automotives.

14. What year does the author discuss Baudelaire writing to a princess?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1754.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1876.

15. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?

3. What struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?

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