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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What word does Theodor Adorno use to describe a group of notes that share the same topics?
(a) Constellation.
(b) Personification.
(c) Trope.
(d) Similie.

6. What year did Au Bon Marche sell 450,000 Francs?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1765.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1902.

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

8. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Miner.
(c) Chef.
(d) Engineer.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is the later date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1939.

15. What type of materials rose in popularity in the 19th century?
(a) Gold and steel.
(b) Steel and iron.
(c) Glass and steel.
(d) Glass and iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say the arcade was a precursor to in modern society?

2. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?

3. What does the author include a photo of at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the letter G section of Chapter 5?

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".

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