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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Hausmannism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say places like Paris were celebrations of the power of?
(a) Technology.
(b) The industrialized world.
(c) Romance.
(d) The modern world.

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

3. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?
(a) 21st.
(b) 19th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 18th.

4. What country does the word Konyolute derive from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author use to distinguish sections within his chapters?

2. Complete this sentence from the opening of Section IV of Chapter 2, "The criminals in early _______ novels are neither gentlemen nor apaches, but private citizens of the middle class".

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

4. What did the arcades allow merchants to do because the areas were sufficiently enclosed?

5. How might the order of the first chapter be described?

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