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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author credit for giving a sense of time in the book in the form of a calendar?
(a) Anthropolgy.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Discology.
(d) Psychology.

3. What is the name of the princes whom Baudelaire writes to?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Eugenie.
(c) Jane.
(d) Caroline.

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

5. What does the author describe as a group of notes that are associated with the same topic?
(a) Trope.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Similie.
(d) Convolute.

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

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

8. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?
(a) The Silver Estate.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) The Golden Cathedral.
(d) Crystal Palace.

9. What country did the author Nietzche hail from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

10. What was street fighting done without in Paris?
(a) Weaponry.
(b) Interference.
(c) Belts.
(d) Shirts.

11. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Street Fighting.
(b) Conclusions.
(c) Urban Myth.
(d) Bohemians.

12. Which of the following men are not discussed in Chapter 7, Section S?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Adorno.
(c) Wiesendgrund.
(d) Kierkegaard.

13. What does the author describe as "thee" capital of Europe in the 19th century?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Moscow.

14. What drug does the author discuss most throughout the book?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Hashish.

15. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?
(a) Street cafes.
(b) Books.
(c) Street entertainment.
(d) Housing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?

2. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?

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

4. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?

5. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?

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