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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. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing William Blake, "Imagination is not ______ . . . Imagination is an almost divine faculty which perceives . . ."

2. What industry relied upon the success of the iron industry in the 19th century?

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

4. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

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

8. How does the author describe the fate of a woman poisoner in Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology is a leading theme throughout the book that is shown evolving over the course of the book. Part 1.) What role did technology have in the success of the arcades? Part 2.) How did technology harm some aspects of society and who did it affect most? Part 3.) What triumphs did the European public find from technology and what movements did it lead to?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the portrayal of Germany and France in the book. What information does the author offer us about both countries ideologies based on his comparisons of them in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Class struggles are a common theme found throughout the book. Part 1.) How does the author use the metaphor of street fighting to convey the class struggles of Europe? Part 2.) What boundaries does the upper class set up to ensure the failure of the lower classes? Part 3.) How do those in the lower class try and overcome their low status and become successful?

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