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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 does the author offer about the nature of Europe in hopes of educating Americans?
2. Which of the following words is not a title page in Chapter 14?
3. What country's middle class was the first to come up with a workable solution to class differences?
4. How would you describe the mentality of the bohemians?
5. What is the title of Chapter 11 of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the British described in Chapter 13?
2. What role does education play in the emergence of bohemians?
3. Discuss the story of a man named Gavroche in the book.
4. Describe the author's appearance in the first photos shown of him in the book?
5. What does the author say is American's blind spot in the book?
6. How does the author describe the workaholic actions of the poor in Chapter 12?
7. How does the author define retirement in the book?
8. How does the author describe the motivations for women and children to go to work from 1820-1895?
9. How is cumulative eyestrain described?
10. How is residential rioting discussed in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the concept of fantasy presented in the book. What role did the creation of fantasy within areas like the arcades play in the way others viewed society in Europe? Why did vendors feel the need to create such fantasy?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the author's broad use of quotes and fonts in the book. How might the author be using these things to not only showcase a wide variety of ideas and theories but also the actual art form associated within each convolute in the book?
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