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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following things is not considered part of the psychological order the arcades created?
(a) Modernity.
(b) Urbanism.
(c) European perspective.
(d) The 19th century.

2. What is the name of the letter G section of Chapter 5?
(a) Introductions.
(b) Exhibitions, Advertising, Grandville.
(c) First Sketches.
(d) Exposes.

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

4. 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) Mystery.
(b) Detective.
(c) History.
(d) Romance.

5. What does the author say Baudelaire did not have as a child?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Children's books.
(c) Parents.
(d) Toys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does the author say women in Paris would do to be attractive despite it being uncomfortable?
(a) Dressing nicely.
(b) Wear high heels.
(c) Not eat.
(d) Fix their hair.

13. 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.

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

15. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Walter Benjamin.
(b) Howard Eiland.
(c) Alexander Dumas.
(d) Friedrich Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author use to distinguish sections within his chapters?

3. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?

4. What does the author say places like Paris were celebrations of the power of?

5. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?

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