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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language inhibits the overall artistic aspect of the book according to the author?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

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

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

4. What did Fourier believe was the most powerful of human passions?
(a) Intrigue.
(b) Unity.
(c) The senses.
(d) Love.

5. 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.

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

7. What did Victor Hugo often use as an archetype as a hero?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A nobleman.

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

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

10. What is the name of the book Karl Marx wrote that is swept under the proverbial rug in America?
(a) A Look at Class Differences.
(b) The Class War in France.
(c) The War in Germany.
(d) The Class War.

11. How would you describe the mentality of the bohemians?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Poor.
(c) Intellectuals.
(d) Mine workers.

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

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

14. What did the author say class differences did along with serving the community?
(a) Plagued.
(b) Offered support.
(c) Gave back.
(d) Stole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two nations does the author discuss regarding them as Continental Europe's major nations in Chapter 8?

2. What was Fourier's main theoretical contribution that humans were?

3. Who might be the most interested in reading Chapter 14 given its subject matter?

4. Which of the following literary figures was not mentioned by the author as characterizing the 19th century intellectual climate of Europe?

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

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