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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word could be used to describe those that embraced Protestantism in regards to working?
(a) Work only as much as they need.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Workaholics.
(d) Hardly work.

2. What does the brief schematics included in Chapter 14 say about the development of the book's layout?
(a) Its orderly manner.
(b) Its research.
(c) Its disorganization.
(d) Its preciseness.

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

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

5. What term is described as stopping work and trying different things?
(a) Retirement.
(b) Work.
(c) Relocating.
(d) Reexamining.

6. Who do we see photographs of for the first time in Chapter 14?
(a) The writers discussed.
(b) The author.
(c) The arcade owners.
(d) The politicians discussed.

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

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

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

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

11. Which country is mentioned most after France and Germany?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) America.
(c) Russia.
(d) Britain.

12. How many plays does the author note Alexander Dumas for writing?
(a) 10.
(b) 35.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

13. What other hobby does the author note for creating eyestrain like reading?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Needlepoint.
(c) Embroidery.
(d) Painting.

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

15. How does the author describe the arrangement of the arcades that he is trying to mimic in his text in Chapter 10?
(a) Unorganized.
(b) Tacky.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Artful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the worker's cry the author used as an example of class differences that was answered with "Let them eat cake"?

3. What is the name of the artist that the author discusses in Chapter 10?

4. What did Group 1 of Fourier's schema consist of?

5. What does the author say the class warfare and conflict management in Europe is part of?

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