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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. When was "A Contemporary City" first published?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1929.

2. What city's civilization does V. Gordon Childe describe from 3000-2000 B.C. in "The Urban Revolution"?
(a) London.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Crete.
(d) Rome.

3. What refers to reference points that have a clear form, contrast with their background, and have prominent locations in "The City Image and Its Elements"?
(a) Landmarks.
(b) Boundaries.
(c) Monuments.
(d) Statues.

4. What is the third of four kinds of power described by the author in "Regime Theory and Urban Politics"?
(a) Systematic.
(b) Command/social.
(c) Preemptive.
(d) Coalition.

5. Where was Patrick Geddes from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication is Ebenezer Howard most well-known for publishing?

2. What is the first of four kinds of power described by the author in "Regime Theory and Urban Politics"?

3. In "Nature in the Metropolis," Ian McHarg writes about the best way to construct a city in harmony with what?

4. When were "Author's Introduction" and "The Town-Country Magnet" first published?

5. Richard LeGates describes the process of studying cities as what in "How to Study Cities"?

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