Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote "A City Is Not a Tree"?
2. The author of "The Polis" writes that the term polis refers to more of a what than the current "city"?
3. What is the first of the five zones of the city described in "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?
4. Who was a Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla?
5. 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"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are examples of "boundaries" as defined by Kevin Lynch? What are nodes?
2. What is Richard LeGates' purpose in the article "How to Study Cities"?
3. What was Davis' conclusion about the patterns of urbanization in "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?
4. How does H.D.F. Kitto define "polis" in "The Polis"?
5. What metaphor does Christopher Alexander make in "A City is Not a Tree"?
6. How many Americans lived in urban areas in 1960, according to Kingsley Davis? How did this change?
7. How is The City Reader structured as an anthology?
8. Henri Pirenne's "City Origins" and "Cities and European Civilization" each discuss cities in slightly different ways. What is the first article in reference to?
9. How does V. Gordon Childe's "The Urban Revolution" re-categorize history?
10. What impact did the feudal system have on production, according to "The Urbanization of the Human Population"? When did production levels change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss authors Mike Davis, Allan Jacobs and Donald Appleyard, examining the biography, career, and theories of each. How are these concepts reflected in "Fortress L.A." and "Toward an Urban Design Manifesto"?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe John Mollenkopf and the theories and ideas presented in "How to Study Urban Political Power." What are the two groups of researchers described in the article?
Essay Topic 3
How are W.E.B. Dubois' ideas reflected in "The Negro Problems of Philadelphia," "The Question of Earning a Living," and "Color Prejudice"?
|
This section contains 869 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
