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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 was Fourier's main theoretical contribution that humans were?
(a) Engines.
(b) Robots.
(c) Romantics.
(d) Passionate machines.

2. What word did the author use to describe the nature of the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s that was finger numbing?
(a) The grind.
(b) The faze.
(c) The rock.
(d) The hard spot.

3. What is the title of Chapter 9 of the book?
(a) Urban Myth.
(b) Bohemians.
(c) First Sketches.
(d) Streetfighting in Munich.

4. What notable accessory does the author wear in his photo that makes him look smart?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) Glasses.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A monocle.

5. Who might be the most interested in reading Chapter 14 given its subject matter?
(a) Those mildly interested.
(b) Those uninterested.
(c) Those looking for an overview.
(d) Those passionately interested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author note for being something street fighting can help prevent?

2. What were bohemes known to be in their families?

3. What is the heading of the first leaf page after the Chapter 14 title page?

4. What does the author credit as offering some hope to society in Chapter 9?

5. What does the author credit religion for influencing in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the upper class's inability to relate to the lower class?

2. How is Alexander Dumas first described in the book?

3. How does the author discuss religion in Chapter 12?

4. How are the British described in Chapter 13?

5. How does the author describe street fighting methods in Munich?

6. Describe the author's appearance in the first photos shown of him in the book?

7. How does the author express Baudelaire's vision of urban life in the book?

8. What role does education play in the emergence of bohemians?

9. What is the nature of the contents of Early Draft in Chapter 14?

10. What does the author say is American's blind spot in the book?

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