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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1905.

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

3. What occupation is the woman whose arcade is destroyed in a fire in Chapter 2?
(a) A baker.
(b) A dress maker.
(c) A poisoner.
(d) A chef.

4. Complete the following sentence from the author discussing Romantic beliefs, "The primary interest of _______ is not linguistic but optical."
(a) Theory.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Minds.
(d) Humans.

5. How might the order of the first chapter be described?
(a) Unorganized.
(b) Organized.
(c) Numerical.
(d) Alphabetical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the author Nietzche hail from?

2. How many street cafes were in Paris in 1757?

3. What kinds of writings were mentioned as being part of Romanticism?

4. How were most weddings before the 19th century in Paris described?

5. What is the name of the palace in London depicted in a lithograph in Chapter 5?

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