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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 middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?
(a) Bohemian.
(b) Proletariat.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Bourgeoisie.

2. What does the author say the arcade merchants showed a tendency toward because of technology?
(a) Urbanism.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Realism.
(d) Fanciness.

3. What two centuries does the book span?
(a) 18th and 19th.
(b) 20th and 21st.
(c) 17th and 18th.
(d) 19th and 20th.

4. What is the art form that is a printed image on wood or metal?
(a) Lithograph.
(b) Photography.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Sculpture.

5. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?
(a) Move to another country.
(b) Evacuate the city.
(c) Be imprisoned.
(d) Pay high taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Au Bon Marche sell 450,000 Francs?

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

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

4. What is the most important concept the author puts forth in Chapter 3?

5. What is the first artistic movement the author discusses in the book?

(see the answer key)

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