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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Visions, Theory, and Practice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose "thoughtful prescriptions for urban poverty" are discussed by LeGate in "How to Study Cities"?
(a) John Forester's.
(b) Michael Porter's.
(c) Lewis Mumford.
(d) Larry S. Bourne.

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

3. Kevin Lynch writes in "The City Image and Its Elements" about concepts that are common to cities and necessary for these areas to be what?
(a) "Morally gratifying."
(b) "Sexually gratifying."
(c) "Intellectually stimulating."
(d) "Psychologically satisfying."

4. Who wrote "Broadacre City: A New Community Plan"?
(a) William Julius Wilson.
(b) Frank Lloyd Wright.
(c) Robin Hambleton.
(d) Raymond Unwin.

5. What city's civilization does V. Gordon Childe describe from 3000-2000 B.C. in "The Urban Revolution"?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Crete.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was conservative icon Charles Murray born?

2. What urban designer and his students conducted surveys of residents of Boston and other cities to understand how they perceived the city environment?

3. The editors of The City Reader have taught at the San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkley and what other institution, according to the Introduction from the Editors?

4. What did the concept of polis stress in its establishment of temples, stadiums, and theaters?

5. Where are the slums and factories located in the city from "The Almost Perfect Town"?

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