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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country along with Switzerland is mentioned in Chapter 13?
(a) China.
(b) Greece.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.

2. Which of the following words is not a title page in Chapter 14?
(a) Early Drafts.
(b) First Sketches.
(c) Leaflets.
(d) Arcades.

3. Complete the following sentence by the author regarding Fourier, "The autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of ______".
(a) Race.
(b) Labor.
(c) Lies.
(d) Truth.

4. How might the author's overall appearance be described?
(a) Intimidating.
(b) Scary.
(c) Inoffensive and unimpressive.
(d) Angry.

5. What does the author note for being something street fighting can help prevent?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Famine.
(d) Debt.

6. What is the span of years where French people were considered workaholics?
(a) 1850-1905.
(b) 1780-1890.
(c) 1820-1895.
(d) 1900-1945.

7. What races does the author say Fourier disliked?
(a) Jews and Englishmen.
(b) Germans and Russians.
(c) Jews and Frenchmen.
(d) Russians and Frenchmen.

8. What trait did Fourier give to those he deemed butterflies in his schema?
(a) Mutability.
(b) Unity.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

9. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

10. What word did the author use to describe the nature of the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s that was finger numbing?
(a) The grind.
(b) The faze.
(c) The rock.
(d) The hard spot.

11. What is the title of Chapter 11 of the book?
(a) Street fighting in Munich.
(b) Final Conclusions.
(c) Urban Myth.
(d) Bohemians.

12. How does the author begin labeling the chapters in Chapter 10?
(a) With different colors.
(b) With symbols.
(c) With lower case letters.
(d) With numbers.

13. What does the author discuss a massive drive to increase in regard to workers?
(a) Money.
(b) Health care.
(c) Security.
(d) Civil rights.

14. What were the higher education institutes discussed in Chapter 13 made for?
(a) Writers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Tradesmen.

15. What name did Fourier give to those exhibiting intrigue in his schema?
(a) The cabalist.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) The promise.
(d) The zorb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other hobby does the author note for creating eyestrain like reading?

2. What does the author credit as offering some hope to society in Chapter 9?

3. How does the author describe the arrangement of the arcades that he is trying to mimic in his text in Chapter 10?

4. What did the author say class differences did along with serving the community?

5. What is the title of Chapter 9 of the book?

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