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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. Which of the following words is not a title page in Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of the girl who was used as a public image for European workers?

3. How does the author begin labeling the chapters in Chapter 10?

4. What does the brief schematics included in Chapter 14 say about the development of the book's layout?

5. Which country along with Switzerland is mentioned in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the thought of relocating for work discussed in Chapter 10?

2. How is the creation of polytechnics first discussed in the book?

3. Discuss the story of a man named Gavroche in the book.

4. How is cumulative eyestrain described?

5. How does the author describe the nature of Fourier's racism in Chapter 8?

6. How might the purpose of Chapter 14 be described?

7. Describe the four groups involved in Fourier's schema.

8. How does the author discuss religion in Chapter 12?

9. How does the author describe street fighting methods in Munich?

10. How does the author describe the two distinctive ideas within Germany and France in regard to social order?

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

Class struggles are a common theme found throughout the book. Part 1.) How does the author use the metaphor of street fighting to convey the class struggles of Europe? Part 2.) What boundaries does the upper class set up to ensure the failure of the lower classes? Part 3.) How do those in the lower class try and overcome their low status and become successful?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the proletariat with the bourgeoisie in the book. What obstacles stood between these classes that set them apart from one another?

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