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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Visions, Theory, and Practice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the boundaries of the city in "The City Image and Its Elements"?
(a) Limits.
(b) Edges.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Walls.

2. What term refers to a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order?
(a) Pecking order.
(b) Seniority.
(c) Rank.
(d) Hierarchy.

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

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

5. Who wrote "A Contemporary City"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Hambleton.
(c) Le Corbusier.
(d) Olmsted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author of "The Black Underclass" criticize for their fear to confront the issues of the poor black community?

2. The editors describe John Brinckerhoff Jackson's view of the Southwestern city in "The Almost Perfect Town" as what?

3. When was conservative icon Charles Murray born?

4. What is the first of the five zones of the city described in "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?

5. "What is a City?" discusses the urban experience as what to human life?

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