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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 Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."

2. What type of technology was first used in the arcades of Paris according to Chapter 2?

3. What was Nietzche famous for criticizing in his writings?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What is the most important concept the author puts forth in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

10. How does the author describe imagination at the end of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of fantasy presented in the book. What role did the creation of fantasy within areas like the arcades play in the way others viewed society in Europe? Why did vendors feel the need to create such fantasy?

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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