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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. Who is the author of "The Black Underclass"?
2. Who wrote "Kinship and Community" and "Keeping Themselves to Themselves"?
3. How many residents live in the hypothesized city in "A Contemporary City"?
4. When was "Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns" first published?
5. In comparing U.S. and U.K. governments in "Future Directions for Urban Government in Britain and America," the author concludes the British system is more what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What three possible city plans are presented in "Urbanism as a Way of Life"?
2. How has planning changed, according to Peter Hall in "The City of Theory"?
3. What case studies are presented in "Regime Theory and Urban Politics"?
4. What does Ebenezer Howard propose for urban developers? Which articles are his?
5. What does Gerry Stoker write about "neo-pluralists"?
6. Where does the study take place in "Kinship and Community"? Who conducted it?
7. What negative aspects of poverty does Oscar Lewis describe?
8. What ideas do Frank S. So and Judith Getzel present in the anthology?
9. What is detailed in "Broadacre City: A New Community Plan"?
10. What does Gerry Stoker define regime theory as in "Regime Theory and Urban Politics"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the traditional ages in comparison with V. Gordon Childe's distinctions of historical eras. How does Childe's view differ?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the lives, careers, and theories of the authors of "The Almost Perfect Town," "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project" and "The City Image and Its Elements." How do these authors' views differ on urban development?
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"?
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