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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. What does the author use to create a collage like feel in the text in Chapter 7?

2. Which of the following activities is not classified as "full bodied" by the author?

3. Which of the following things is not considered part of the psychological order the arcades created?

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

5. Whose urban planning devastated the poor people of Paris in the 19th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were barricades used at the arcades in Paris?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Education is an important theme discussed by the author who is able to show the affects of improving Europe's educational system. Part 1.) How did the author show the evolution of the educational system in Europe? Part 2.) How did those is the public alter their way of living after education was improved; i.e. shop owners becoming more educated in various art forms to better serve customers? Part 3.) How does the bohemian culture help portray the affects of being well educated and the benefits it can have on society?

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