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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Coloumbia University.

2. In the Prologue, "How to Study Cities," LeGates writes that how many selections are included in The City Reader?
(a) 52.
(b) 56.
(c) 53.
(d) 59.

3. Who wrote the book The City in History in 1961?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Kevin Lynch.
(c) Raymond Mohl.
(d) James Q. Wilson.

4. What does LeGates write "have their advantage that they are based on consistent methods for acquiring knowledge and a more or less agreed upon body of knowledge"?
(a) Theories.
(b) Disciplines.
(c) Degrees.
(d) Scientific laws.

5. What urban sociologist did extensive field research in Black ghettos of Chicago?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Kevin Lynch.
(c) John Reps.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the article "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?

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. What author excerpted in The City Reader is recognized as an expert in the social science discipline of history, according to "How to Study Cities"?

5. Who does LeGate write developed a "broken window" theory and community policing ideas in "How to Study Cities"?

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