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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Perspectives on Urban Form and Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the article "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?
(a) Raymond Mohl.
(b) Kingsley Davis.
(c) Kevin Lynch.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

2. In "How to Study Cities," LeGates writes that the borderlines between the objects of study, methods, theory and work product of different disciplines are what?
(a) Fuzzy.
(b) Unimaginable.
(c) Clearly drawn.
(d) Vastly different.

3. When was the article "Levittown and America" first published?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1967.

4. Who does LeGate write developed a "broken window" theory and community policing ideas in "How to Study Cities"?
(a) James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling.
(b) Michael Porter and William Julius Wilson.
(c) Michael Porter and James Q. Wilson.
(d) George L. Kelling and William Julius Wilson.

5. Whose insights on urban planning in the face of conflict does LeGate claim to be intellectually rigorous in "How to Study Cities"?
(a) Lewis Mumford's.
(b) John Forester's.
(c) Frederic Stout's.
(d) James Q. Wilson's.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote "The Drive-In Culture of Contemporary America"?

4. What kind of academic programs are referred to as those which bring the expertise of specialists from multiple disciplines together?

5. What refers to entry points or points of transportation in a city in "The City Image and Its Elements"?

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