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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What country did the author Nietzche hail from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.
2. In what decade does the author say business first increased at the arcades?
(a) 1780s.
(b) 1810s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1890s.
3. What two centuries does the book span?
(a) 20th and 21st.
(b) 17th and 18th.
(c) 19th and 20th.
(d) 18th and 19th.
4. What literary and cultural style popular in the 19th century is discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Utopism.
(b) Modernism.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Realism.
5. What occupation does Theodor Adorno hold?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Chef.
(c) Miner.
(d) Philosopher.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was street fighting done without in Paris?
2. What subjects did Baudelaire believe the future of literature would rely on?
3. What year did the arcades first turn a $21 million Francs profit?
4. What industry does the author say allowed for the emergence of arcades because they were booming?
5. What philosopher is the primary focus of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author credit for the initial emergence of arcades in late 1830s France?
2. How does the author explain his writing method for the book in regards to the Parisian arcades?
3. How is the struggle between the economic and social class described in Chapter 5?
4. Describe the face pages of Chapter 2.
5. How does the author first describe the lithograph in the book?
6. How is the Commune first described in the book?
7. How is the first lighting installed in the arcades described in the book?
8. How does the author describe the fate of a woman poisoner in Chapter 2?
9. How are the sales of the arcade shops described during the mid 1800s?
10. Describe the story told by Baudelaire of a 26-year-old woman's relationship with a 60-year-old man?
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