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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. The editors describe John Brinckerhoff Jackson's view of the Southwestern city in "The Almost Perfect Town" as what?
(a) "Semimythical."
(b) "Beyond belief."
(c) "Corrupt."
(d) "Heavenly."

2. When was "Of Cooperation in Site Planning, and How Common Enjoyment Benefits the Individual" first published?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1913.

3. What is the name of the book in which "The Polis" was first published?
(a) The Ottomans.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Gods.

4. Who was a Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla?
(a) Bernal Diaz.
(b) Ibn Battuta.
(c) Henri Pirenne.
(d) H.D.F. Kitto.

5. When was "Urbanism as a Way of Life" first published?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the imaginary city surveyed and laid out in "The Almost Perfect Town"?

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

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

4. Who wrote "Place and Production in the Global Economy"?

5. What city does John Brinckerhoff Jackson describe in "The Almost Perfect Town"?

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