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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 does the author say women in Paris would do to be attractive despite it being uncomfortable?
(a) Wear high heels.
(b) Not eat.
(c) Dressing nicely.
(d) Fix their hair.

2. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?
(a) Surrealism.
(b) Naturalism.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Impressionism.

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

4. What struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?
(a) The upper class.
(b) Those in the economic and social classes.
(c) The Enlish.
(d) The bourgeoisie.

5. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Lying.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Sarcasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

2. What were used both in the railroad and the arcades during their constructions?

3. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?

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

5. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

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

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

5. How is the Commune first described in the book?

6. How does the author describe the importance of manufacturing in Chapter 3?

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

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

9. How is the image of the omnibus described in Chapter 7?

10. Describe the purpose for the author using multiple fonts in Chapter 7.

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