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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Urban Society and Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The Culture of Poverty"?
(a) Christopher Alexander..
(b) Michael Young.
(c) Oscar Lewis.
(d) William Julius Wilson.

2. The editors describe John Brinckerhoff Jackson's view of the Southwestern city in "The Almost Perfect Town" as what?
(a) "Semimythical."
(b) "Beyond belief."
(c) "Heavenly."
(d) "Corrupt."

3. Who was the author of the essay "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?
(a) W.E.B. Dubois.
(b) Jane Jacobs.
(c) Ernest W. Burgess.
(d) Kenneth T. Jackson.

4. What was at the center of the imaginary American city when it was first laid out in "The Almost Perfect Town"?
(a) Courthouse.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Cathedral.
(d) Hospital.

5. Richard LeGates describes the process of studying cities as what in "How to Study Cities"?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Never-ending.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Tedious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Of the Noble and Magnificent City of Kin-sai"?

2. Urban sociologists tend to study the sociology of cities using what kind of methods, according to LeGate in "How to Study Cities"?

3. According to Ernest W. Burgess what is central to the expansion of cities?

4. What kind of academic programs are referred to as those which bring the expertise of specialists from multiple disciplines together?

5. When was "Urbanism as a Way of Life" first published?

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