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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What year does the author discuss Baudelaire writing to a princess?

4. What is the later date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?

5. What does the author include a photo of at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the author discuss the use of technology at the end of Chapter 5?

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

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

8. How is the struggle between the economic and social class described in Chapter 5?

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

10. Describe the face pages of Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The arcades play a role throughout much of the book, but their presence should be taken for more than face value. Part 1.) Why does the author try and mimic his writing to the nature of the arcades with sparse bits of information given to create a whole? Part 2.) What might the author wish for the arcades to symbolize in regards to society in the 19th century? Part 3.) Does the author wish for the arcades to serve as a vehicle to tell the story of European society's evolution over time?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of the imagination that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the possibilities of the imagination based on the portrayal of the Romantics point of view in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of political institutions in the book. What reason does the author have for placing emphasis on the creation of political institutions like Communism, namely when suggesting they derived from other cultures? What message might he be saying about the nature of unity even in politics?

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