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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Artful.
(d) Scattered.

2. What were bohemes known to be in their families?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Bad seeds.
(c) Shining stars.
(d) Average.

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

4. 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) Truth.
(d) Lies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the author say the mutual ignorance of the upper and lower classes did not improve their ability to do?
(a) Marry one another.
(b) Go into business together.
(c) Live near each other.
(d) Relate with each other.

14. Which country does the author say has a blind spot to all the areas necessary for being dynamic?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Greece.
(d) America.

15. How are the streets often left during street fights?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Lively.
(c) Empty.
(d) Filled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of society does the author say he's become accustomed to in Chapter 10?

2. How many consecutive days was the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s?

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

4. Who does the author say can counter or prevent open rebellion by using the right street fighting methods?

5. What word could be used to describe those that embraced Protestantism in regards to working?

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