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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many plays does the author note Alexander Dumas for writing?
(a) 35.
(b) 10.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

2. What does the author say the improvement of the education system took students beyond?
(a) To discover new things.
(b) To propose new theories.
(c) To genius level.
(d) The limits of their parent's knowledge.

3. What was Fourier's main theoretical contribution that humans were?
(a) Robots.
(b) Romantics.
(c) Passionate machines.
(d) Engines.

4. Which country along with Switzerland is mentioned in Chapter 13?
(a) Russia.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Greece.

5. How are the streets often left during street fights?
(a) Lively.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Empty.
(d) Filled.

6. What higher education institutes does the author discuss the creation of in Chapter 13?
(a) Hydrotectonics.
(b) Heliotonics.
(c) Polytechnics.
(d) Proxytechnics.

7. Who does the author claim Karl Marx took portions of Communist beliefs?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The French.

8. Which of the following courses is not included in the field of polytechnics?
(a) Mining.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Civil engineering.
(d) Sculpture.

9. What does the author credit religion for influencing in Chapter 12?
(a) Politics.
(b) Working life.
(c) Home life.
(d) The economy.

10. What rank did the man initially have in Daumier's story shown in Chapter 10?
(a) Nobleman.
(b) Peasant.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Royalty.

11. What does the author offer about the nature of Europe in hopes of educating Americans?
(a) Indepth analysis of Europe.
(b) No opinion.
(c) A scolding remark.
(d) Basic cultural history.

12. What language inhibits the overall artistic aspect of the book according to the author?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

13. What is the title of Chapter 14 of the book?
(a) Addendum.
(b) First Sketches.
(c) Bohemians.
(d) Baudelaire.

14. Who do we see photographs of for the first time in Chapter 14?
(a) The politicians discussed.
(b) The arcade owners.
(c) The writers discussed.
(d) The author.

15. What class are the younger bohemes a part of?
(a) Royalty.
(b) The bourgeoisie.
(c) The nobility.
(d) The proletariat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many consecutive days was the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s?

2. What word did the author use to describe the nature of the workweek for Europeans in the 1800s that was finger numbing?

3. What does the author say is greatly influenced by the affects of technology on culture?

4. What does the author say was an unfortunate cultural reaction associated with shortage of economic policy?

5. What does the author say the class warfare and conflict management in Europe is part of?

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