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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 struggle is examined most in Chapter 5?

2. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?

3. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?

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

5. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is romanticism first described in the book?

8. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

9. Describe the face pages of Chapter 2.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The flaneur is an individual who chooses to wander a place and discover new things about themselves and the things around them. Part 1.) How did the author appear to take on the guise of a flaneur while writing this book? Part 2.) How might the author write the book in a way that makes the reader a flaneur? Part 3.) Based on the presence of the flaneur concept, what value might the author find in discovering the essence of your surroundings and truly getting to know all aspects instead of just one small area?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the portrayal of violence in the book. How does the author portray violence as necessary and useful through his accounts of street fighting and rioting in the book?

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