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

2. How would you describe the mentality of the bohemians?

3. Who do we see photographs of for the first time in Chapter 14?

4. How many works does Victor Hugo believe the human spirit to have?

5. What is the heading of the first leaf page after the Chapter 14 title page?

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

4. How does the author describe the motivations for women and children to go to work from 1820-1895?

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

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

7. What role does education play in the emergence of bohemians?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Examine the portrayal of violence in the book. How does the author portray violence as necessary and useful through his accounts of street fighting and rioting in the book?

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