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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 political theory does the author focus on in Chapter 7?

2. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?

3. What is the name of the middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?

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

5. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is romanticism first described in the book?

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

9. How does the author discuss the use of technology at the end of Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the portrayal of work and retirement in the book. How were these two acts considered similar to one another in the European culture in the 1800s given the definition given of each term by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of war and its impact on society in the book. What might the author be saying about the hindrances war has on writing, and thus the ability for society to evolve, given his account of Nietzsche and Hegel at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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