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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Conclusions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following sentence by the author regarding Fourier, "The autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of ______".
(a) Race.
(b) Lies.
(c) Truth.
(d) Labor.

2. Which of the following areas is not mentioned as being necessary for a dynamic European life?
(a) Politically.
(b) Economically.
(c) Militarily.
(d) Religiously.

3. What objects served an important purpose to separate the public in the arcades from those outside?
(a) Glass walls.
(b) Gates.
(c) Guards.
(d) Barricades.

4. What races does the author say Fourier disliked?
(a) Jews and Englishmen.
(b) Jews and Frenchmen.
(c) Germans and Russians.
(d) Russians and Frenchmen.

5. What is a suppressed theme throughout the book but is examined in Chapter 12?
(a) Love.
(b) Politics.
(c) Money.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?

2. What kinds of writings were mentioned as being part of Romanticism?

3. What did Group 1 of Fourier's schema consist of?

4. What trait did Fourier give to those he deemed butterflies in his schema?

5. What concept does the author credit as an attribute of the modern world along with ennui?

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