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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1810s.
(b) 1850s.
(c) 1780s.
(d) 1890s.

2. Who does the author say had a six-foot-high gold-plated key on their business sign at the arcade?
(a) A cook.
(b) A professor.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The locksmith.

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

4. What does the author describe as "thee" capital of Europe in the 19th century?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Rome.

5. What city are the arcades the author focuses on located?
(a) Munich.
(b) Moscow.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decade did the arcades first emerge in France?

2. What is the earlier date of the face page of the expose used in Chapter 2?

3. What century does Theodor Adorno work in?

4. What is the name of the middle class that emerged in Paris in the 19th century?

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

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