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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What research method involves the analysis of statistical data?
(a) Quantitative.
(b) Qualitative.
(c) Political.
(d) Number crunching.

4. When was "The Urban Revolution" first published?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1949.

5. What periodical first published "The Urban Revolution"?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) Forbes.
(c) Town Planning Review.
(d) The New York Times.

6. Who introduces urban history in the article "New Perspectives on American History"?
(a) Raymond Mohl.
(b) Kevin Lynch.
(c) Larry S. Bourne.
(d) Frederic Stout.

7. According to Ernest W. Burgess what is central to the expansion of cities?
(a) The mayor's office.
(b) Culture.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Decentralization.

8. When was "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety" first published?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1959.

9. Who edited the book The Internal Structure of the City?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Larry S. Bourne.
(c) Frederic Stout.
(d) John Reps.

10. Where can wealth and fashionable residences be found in the city from "The Almost Perfect Town"?
(a) North Main Street.
(b) Walker Drive.
(c) Robson Street.
(d) Lakeshore Drive.

11. The editors write in the Introduction from the Editors that their students have asked for the past how many years what the best writings in urban development are?
(a) 42.
(b) 37.
(c) 35.
(d) 28.

12. The First Edition of The City Reader was published by Routledge in what year?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1996.

13. Who wrote the book The City in History in 1961?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Raymond Mohl.
(c) James Q. Wilson.
(d) Kevin Lynch.

14. What city does the author of "The Polis" use as an example of the peak of the polis?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Athens.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization"?

2. What city is described with the Church initially a factor in its boundaries, though later Charlemagne grew the empire in "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization"?

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"?

4. Engels describes the working-class districts and the public health consequences of these horrors where in "The Great Towns"?

5. Who was the author of the essay "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?

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