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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. What class are the younger bohemes a part of?

3. What does the author discuss a massive drive to increase in regard to workers?

4. What notable accessory does the author wear in his photo that makes him look smart?

5. What does the author say the mutual ignorance of the upper and lower classes did not improve their ability to do?

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. How does the author express Baudelaire's vision of urban life in the book?

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

5. How is Alexander Dumas first described in the book?

6. What does the author say about Karl Marx's development of Communist beliefs?

7. How does the author describe the upper class's inability to relate to the lower class?

8. What is the nature of the contents of Early Draft in Chapter 14?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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