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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Evolution of Cities.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Making of Urban America?
(a) John Reps.
(b) Lewis Mumford.
(c) James Q. Wilson.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

2. Richard LeGates points out that colleges and universities today have a tendency to do what to knowledge, according to "How to Study Cities"?
(a) Compartmentalize.
(b) Over analyze.
(c) Trivialize.
(d) Cheapen.

3. When was Friedrich Engels born?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1814.

4. Who wrote "The Drive-In Culture of Contemporary America"?
(a) Henri Pirenne.
(b) W.E.B. Dubois.
(c) Kenneth T. Jackson.
(d) Ibn Battuta.

5. What kind of academic programs are referred to as those which bring the expertise of specialists from multiple disciplines together?
(a) Combidisciplinary programs.
(b) Interdisciplinary programs.
(c) Megadisciplinary programs.
(d) Doctorate programs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What periodical first published "The Urban Revolution"?

2. What urban designer and his students conducted surveys of residents of Boston and other cities to understand how they perceived the city environment?

3. The editors write in the Introduction from the Editors that their students have asked for the past how many years what the best writings in urban development are?

4. The editors of The City Reader have taught at the San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkley and what other institution, according to the Introduction from the Editors?

5. Who wrote "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization"?

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