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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 phrase does the author discuss that is spelled backwards in Chapter 6?
2. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?
3. Complete this sentence from the opening of Section IV of Chapter 2, "The criminals in early _______ novels are neither gentlemen nor apaches, but private citizens of the middle class".
4. What area does the author say had improved so much that arcade clerks had to train in art and other areas?
5. What does the author say the arcade merchants showed a tendency toward because of technology?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the concept of COFFEE ROOM discussed in the book?
2. How does the author describe the importance of manufacturing in Chapter 3?
3. How does the author describe imagination at the end of Chapter 6?
4. How is the Commune first described in the book?
5. How is the modern age first described in the book?
6. How does the author first describe a convolute in the book?
7. How were barricades used at the arcades in Paris?
8. How is the image of the omnibus described in Chapter 7?
9. How does the author first describe the lithograph in the book?
10. How does the author discuss the use of technology at the end of Chapter 5?
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
Discuss the portrayal of urbanism in the book. What is the underlying need behind urban development, and how can it be considered prejudice given Hausmann's efforts in Paris?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the portrayal of God and Satan in the book. What image might the author be trying to project about these two characters based on their portrayal in the book? Are these portrayals strictly religious or could they be perceived in a different way?
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