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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 industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?
(a) Textiles.
(b) The Railway.
(c) Automotives.
(d) Construction companies.

2. How old was the young woman Baudelaire tells a story of her relationship with a 60 year old man?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

3. Which of the following men are not discussed in Chapter 7, Section S?
(a) Kierkegaard.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Adorno.
(d) Wiesendgrund.

4. What are the men in suits sitting on in the rain in the lithography featured in Chapter 7?
(a) A train.
(b) A car.
(c) A building.
(d) An omnibus.

5. What is the later date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1870.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the art form that is a printed image on wood or metal?

2. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?

3. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?

5. Who is the author of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author first describe surrealism in the book?

2. How is romanticism first described in the book?

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

4. How is the modern age first described in the book?

5. Describe the story told by Baudelaire of a 26-year-old woman's relationship with a 60-year-old man?

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

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

8. How does the author first describe the lithograph in the book?

9. How is the first lighting installed in the arcades described in the book?

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

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