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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Street Fighting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?
(a) The Golden Cathedral.
(b) The Silver Estate.
(c) Crystal Palace.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

2. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Chef.
(c) Miner.
(d) Philosopher.

3. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?
(a) Live.
(b) Hold bulk stock.
(c) Keep money.
(d) Gather.

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) Street Fighting.
(b) Hausmannism.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Exposes.

5. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Walter Benjamin.
(b) Alexander Dumas.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Howard Eiland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

2. What does the author describe as "thee" capital of Europe in the 19th century?

3. Who does the author say had a six-foot-high gold-plated key on their business sign at the arcade?

4. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?

5. What type of materials rose in popularity in the 19th century?

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