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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?
(a) Iron.
(b) Produce.
(c) Textile.
(d) Glass.

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Exposes.
(b) Street Fighting.
(c) Introductions.
(d) The Arcades.

4. What class primarily of people resides in the commune?
(a) Upper class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Both middle and lower class.
(d) Lower class.

5. Which of the following activities is not classified as "full bodied" by the author?
(a) Building cars.
(b) Weaving fabrics.
(c) Making shops.
(d) Painting pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decade does the author cover in Chapter 6?

2. What is the title of Chapter 3?

3. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?

4. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."

5. What does the author describe as a group of notes that are associated with the same topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were barricades used at the arcades in Paris?

2. How does the author discuss iron girders in Chapter 5?

3. How does Hausmann's urban planning affect the poor people of Paris?

4. How were gas lamps first used at the arcades of Paris?

5. Describe the face pages of Chapter 2.

6. How is romanticism first described in the book?

7. What does the author credit for the initial emergence of arcades in late 1830s France?

8. How is the concept of COFFEE ROOM discussed in the book?

9. How does the author first describe a convolute in the book?

10. How is the drug culture of Europe discussed in Chapter 6?

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