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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decade does the author cover in Chapter 6?
(a) 1830s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1800s.

2. What subjects did Baudelaire believe the future of literature would rely on?
(a) Science and philosophy.
(b) Philosophy and religion.
(c) History and science.
(d) Theology and history.

3. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?
(a) Be imprisoned.
(b) Evacuate the city.
(c) Move to another country.
(d) Pay high taxes.

4. What title was given to the poor people of France in the 19th century?
(a) Bourgeouisie.
(b) Mercant.
(c) Noble.
(d) Proletariat.

5. Complete this sentence from the opening of Section IV of Chapter 2, "The criminals in early _______ novels are neither gentlemen nor apaches, but private citizens of the middle class".
(a) Detective.
(b) Mystery.
(c) History.
(d) Romance.

6. What phrase does the author discuss that is spelled backwards in Chapter 6?
(a) CHANGING STATION.
(b) COFFEE ROOM.
(c) CAFE.
(d) WASHING ROOM.

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

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

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

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

11. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?
(a) London.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Moscow.

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

13. What decade did the arcades first emerge in France?
(a) 1780s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1830s.
(d) 1900s.

14. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Nadar.
(b) Pompidou.
(c) Eiland.
(d) Hausmann.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is credited with most of the photos used in the book?

3. What philosopher is the primary focus of Chapter 6?

4. What two centuries does the book span?

5. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?

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