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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. V. Gordon Childe discusses the evolution of cities in Spain, Britain, and Germany during what period in "The Urban Revolution"?

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

3. Who is the second editor listed in the Introduction from the Editors?

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

5. What city does the author of "The Polis" use as an example of the peak of the polis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What city does Pirenne discuss in "Cities and European Civilization"? How does he describe it?

2. How did open spaces become a part of urbanization, according to H.D.F. Kitto? From what culture did they arise?

3. What does Richard LeGates discuss in terms of discipline within academia in the Introduction?

4. What is The City Reader aimed at in the academic setting? What authors in the selection have specialties in the field of urban study?

5. What are examples of "boundaries" as defined by Kevin Lynch? What are nodes?

6. What city is described in John Brinckerhoff Jackson's "The Almost Perfect Town"?

7. In Friedrich Engels' "The Great Towns," how does the author describe the other side of the river? What does he blame for the urban congestion?

8. What vision is described in Ernest W. Burgess's "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?

9. What is Richard LeGates' purpose in the article "How to Study Cities"?

10. How does "The Urbanization of the Human Population" explain urbanization in relation to human development?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life and career of author W.E.B. Dubois. Where was W.E.B. Dubois born and raised? How did this affect his vision of urban development?

Essay Topic 2

How are W.E.B. Dubois' ideas reflected in "The Negro Problems of Philadelphia," "The Question of Earning a Living," and "Color Prejudice"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the city models and theories presented by Ian McHarg and Dolores Hayden. How would each of the authors propose to improve urban development?

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