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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) Coloumbia University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Yale University.

2. What kind of computer software permits users to map data and is useful in studying cities?
(a) CIA.
(b) KGB.
(c) NHL.
(d) GIS.

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

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

5. 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) Scientific laws.
(b) Theories.
(c) Disciplines.
(d) Degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what institution is Richard LeGates a Professor of Urban Studies?

2. 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?

3. When was the Second Edition of The City Reader published in an expanded version?

4. What research method involves the analysis of statistical data?

5. Who wrote the book The City in History in 1961?

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