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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. Who wrote "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization"?
(a) Kingsley Davis.
(b) Bernal Diaz.
(c) H.D.F. Kitto.
(d) Henri Pirenne.

2. What did the concept of polis stress in its establishment of temples, stadiums, and theaters?
(a) Bath houses.
(b) Courthouses.
(c) Public spaces.
(d) Shopping.

3. Lewis Mumford presents the city as a collection of primary groups assembled together, with their physical organization determining levels of what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Drama.
(d) Fame.

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

5. What is the first city plan described by Louis Wirth in "Urbanism as a Way of Life" planned around?
(a) Eliminating the difference between producers and consumers.
(b) Efficient consumption.
(c) Security.
(d) Managing power.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were "Kinship and Community" and "Keeping Themselves to Themselves" first published?

2. When was Friedrich Engels born?

3. Who wrote "Of the Noble and Magnificent City of Kin-sai"?

4. When was "Choosing a Future" first published?

5. Whose "thoughtful prescriptions for urban poverty" are discussed by LeGate in "How to Study Cities"?

(see the answer key)

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