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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Baudelaire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following activities is not classified as "full bodied" by the author?
(a) Weaving fabrics.
(b) Painting pictures.
(c) Building cars.
(d) Making shops.

2. What were used both in the railroad and the arcades during their constructions?
(a) Iron girders.
(b) Coal.
(c) Silver beams.
(d) Steel frames.

3. What does the author say Baudelaire did not have as a child?
(a) Children's books.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Parents.
(d) Toys.

4. What is the name of the letter G section of Chapter 5?
(a) Introductions.
(b) Exhibitions, Advertising, Grandville.
(c) Exposes.
(d) First Sketches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two centuries does the book span?

2. What were the poor people of Paris forced to do as a consequence of urban planning in the 19th century?

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

4. What type of technology was first used in the arcades of Paris according to Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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