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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Perspectives on Urban Form and Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what institution is Richard LeGates a Professor of Urban Studies?
(a) University of Southern California.
(b) University of California Santa Clara.
(c) San Francisco State University.
(d) Humboldt State University.

2. When was "The Polis" first published?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

3. What refers to reference points that have a clear form, contrast with their background, and have prominent locations in "The City Image and Its Elements"?
(a) Statues.
(b) Boundaries.
(c) Monuments.
(d) Landmarks.

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

5. What city does the author of "The Polis" use as an example of the peak of the polis?
(a) Athens.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Rome.
(d) Genoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to entry points or points of transportation in a city in "The City Image and Its Elements"?

2. Who is the author of "The Negro Problems of Philadelphia"?

3. The editors write in the Introduction from the Editors that their students have asked for the past how many years what the best writings in urban development are?

4. When was the article "Levittown and America" first published?

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

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