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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What higher education institutes does the author discuss the creation of in Chapter 13?
(a) Hydrotectonics.
(b) Proxytechnics.
(c) Heliotonics.
(d) Polytechnics.

2. How many novels does the author note Alexander Dumas for writing?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 400.

3. Which of the following areas is not mentioned as being necessary for a dynamic European life?
(a) Militarily.
(b) Politically.
(c) Religiously.
(d) Economically.

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

5. What does the author say education paved the way for the progress of?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Urbanism.
(c) Technology.
(d) Humanity.

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

7. Which class are the bohemians usually not from?
(a) They were from all classes.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Higher classes.
(d) Lower class.

8. What is the title of Chapter 12 of the book?
(a) Bohemians.
(b) Conclusions.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Final Sketches.

9. Who might be the most interested in reading Chapter 14 given its subject matter?
(a) Those uninterested.
(b) Those looking for an overview.
(c) Those passionately interested.
(d) Those mildly interested.

10. What is the title of Chapter 10 of the book?
(a) Bohemians.
(b) Baudelaire.
(c) Urban Myth.
(d) Barricade Fighting & Daumier.

11. How many consecutive days was the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

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

13. What does the author say the improvement of the education system took students beyond?
(a) To propose new theories.
(b) To genius level.
(c) To discover new things.
(d) The limits of their parent's knowledge.

14. What does the author credit as a commonplace phenomenon in Chapter 10?
(a) Relocating for work.
(b) Becoming a farmer.
(c) Living on the streets.
(d) Starting a small business.

15. What does the author say is greatly influenced by the affects of technology on culture?
(a) Expectations.
(b) Commerce.
(c) The arcades.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fourier believe was the most powerful of human passions?

2. What rank did the man initially have in Daumier's story shown in Chapter 10?

3. What religious denomination does the author discuss being cultivated in the community in Chapter 12?

4. How many works does Victor Hugo believe the human spirit to have?

5. What is the title of Chapter 8 of the book?

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