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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Urban Society and Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety" first published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1959.

2. What is the first of the five elements that are common to cities described in "The City Image and Its Elements"?
(a) Paths.
(b) Emergency services.
(c) Homes.
(d) Businesses.

3. In "Nature in the Metropolis," Ian McHarg writes about the best way to construct a city in harmony with what?
(a) Wind.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Nature.
(d) People.

4. Who was the author of "The Polis"?
(a) H.D.F. Kitto.
(b) Ibn Battuta.
(c) Henri Pirenne.
(d) Marco Polo.

5. "The Design of Spaces" is a result of a study requested by whom?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) The New York City Planning Commission.
(d) The New York Mayor's Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within the city, what are most important to Lewis Mumford in "What is a City?"

2. Lewis Mumford presents the city as a collection of primary groups assembled together, with their physical organization determining levels of what?

3. What refers to the city areas or "parts" of a city in "The City Image and Its Elements"?

4. What is the name of the book in which "The Polis" was first published?

5. In the Prologue, "How to Study Cities," LeGates writes that how many selections are included in The City Reader?

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