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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country's middle class was the first to come up with a workable solution to class differences?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

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

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

4. What is the name of the female boheme novelist with a man's name?
(a) Kevin McLaughlin.
(b) George Sands.
(c) Alexander Dumas.
(d) Howard Eiland.

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

6. What does the author credit religion for influencing in Chapter 12?
(a) Politics.
(b) Working life.
(c) The economy.
(d) Home life.

7. What does the author credit as offering some hope to society in Chapter 9?
(a) Education.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Religion.
(d) The arcades.

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

9. What is the title of Chapter 13 of the book?
(a) Street Fighting.
(b) Further Conclusions.
(c) Final Sketches.
(d) Baudelaire.

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

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

12. What does the author say was an unfortunate cultural reaction associated with shortage of economic policy?
(a) War.
(b) Residential rioting.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Rebellion.

13. What is the name of the man who is the key character in a story by Daumier shown in Chapter 10?
(a) Howard.
(b) Gavroche.
(c) Victor.
(d) Nadar.

14. What religious denomination does the author discuss being cultivated in the community in Chapter 12?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Baptist.

15. What is the title of Chapter 9 of the book?
(a) First Sketches.
(b) Bohemians.
(c) Urban Myth.
(d) Streetfighting in Munich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name did Fourier give to those exhibiting intrigue in his schema?

3. What is the name of the girl who was used as a public image for European workers?

4. What notable accessory does the author wear in his photo that makes him look smart?

5. What does the author offer about the nature of Europe in hopes of educating Americans?

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