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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. Who wrote "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety"?
(a) Christopher Alexander.
(b) Kenneth T. Jackson.
(c) Jane Jacobs.
(d) Ernest W. Burgess.

2. Who wrote "Of the Noble and Magnificent City of Kin-sai"?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) H.D.F. Kitto.
(c) Ibn Battuta.
(d) Henri Pirenne.

3. What refers to the city areas or "parts" of a city in "The City Image and Its Elements"?
(a) Boroughs.
(b) Districts.
(c) Territories.
(d) Limbs.

4. Whose "thoughtful prescriptions for urban poverty" are discussed by LeGate in "How to Study Cities"?
(a) Michael Porter's.
(b) Larry S. Bourne.
(c) Lewis Mumford.
(d) John Forester's.

5. Lewis Mumford presents the city as a collection of primary groups assembled together, with their physical organization determining levels of what?
(a) Fame.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Drama.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose insights on urban planning in the face of conflict does LeGate claim to be intellectually rigorous in "How to Study Cities"?

2. "Kinship and Community" and "Keeping Themselves to Themselves" describe the relationships of the working class in what British area?

3. Who is the author of "The Black Underclass"?

4. What is the first of the five elements that are common to cities described in "The City Image and Its Elements"?

5. What controversial book is Charles Murray most well known for?

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