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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What rank did the man initially have in Daumier's story shown in Chapter 10?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Nobleman.

4. Which of the following courses is not included in the field of polytechnics?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Mining.
(c) Civil engineering.
(d) Sculpture.

5. What notable accessory does the author wear in his photo that makes him look smart?
(a) A monocle.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) Glasses.

6. What is the name of the artist that the author discusses in Chapter 10?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Baudelaire.
(c) Alexander Dumas.
(d) Victor Hugo.

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

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

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

10. What is the title of Chapter 14 of the book?
(a) Addendum.
(b) Bohemians.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) First Sketches.

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

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

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

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

15. What does the author offer about the nature of Europe in hopes of educating Americans?
(a) Indepth analysis of Europe.
(b) No opinion.
(c) A scolding remark.
(d) Basic cultural history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language inhibits the overall artistic aspect of the book according to the author?

2. What does the author discuss a massive drive to increase in regard to workers?

3. What higher education institutes does the author discuss the creation of in Chapter 13?

4. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?

5. Who does the author claim Karl Marx took portions of Communist beliefs?

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