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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 were the higher education institutes discussed in Chapter 13 made for?

2. Complete the following sentence by the author regarding Fourier, "The autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of ______".

3. Which country does the author say has a blind spot to all the areas necessary for being dynamic?

4. What is the name of the artist that the author discusses in Chapter 10?

5. What is the worker's cry the author used as an example of class differences that was answered with "Let them eat cake"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author define retirement in the book?

2. How does the author first describe philanthropy in the book?

3. Describe the author's appearance in the first photos shown of him in the book?

4. How does the author describe the workaholic actions of the poor in Chapter 12?

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

6. How does the author discuss the importance of translations at the end of Chapter 13?

7. How does the author describe the plight of European men in Chapter 9?

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

9. How is cumulative eyestrain described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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