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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. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

2. What occupation does the men discussed in Chapter 7, Section S share?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Architects.
(d) Shop owners.

3. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) The Silver Estate.
(c) The Golden Cathedral.
(d) Crystal Palace.

4. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?
(a) Books.
(b) Street cafes.
(c) Housing.
(d) Street entertainment.

5. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?
(a) Barricades.
(b) Glass walls.
(c) Guards.
(d) Gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?

2. What struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?

3. What decade did the arcades first emerge in France?

4. What political theory does the author focus on in Chapter 7?

5. Who is the author of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Nietzsche's writing style described in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How are the sales of the arcade shops described during the mid 1800s?

10. How is Theodor Adorno first described in the book?

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