Question 1

Sociologically, Fiorello La Guardia was a marginal man who lived on the edge of many cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Daniel J. Monti, in the urban way of life, the many different types of people have found an appropriate form of public behavior that enables them to get along with each other. Monti refers to this as

Accepted Answer

A)  the countryside. 
B)  civic culture. 
C)  urban dominance. 
D)  civilization.

Question 3

For all intents and purposes, large-scale industrialism began in England about

Accepted Answer

A)  1550. 
B)  1650. 
C)  1750. 
D)  1850.

Question 4

Now a city of 22 million people, Beijing was formerly called

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Athens. 
C)  Ibadan. 
D)  Peking.

Question 5

Classical Athens stood as a monument to

Accepted Answer

A)  free citizens participation in government. 
B)  an all-powerful god. 
C)  a ruling family. 
D)  a police state.

Question 6

Shakespeare noted that the ways of the country and of the city are often quite different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 5th century B.C.E., the city of Athens had a population of roughly

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000. 
B)  100,000. 
C)  350,000. 
D)  a little more than one million.

Question 8

Athens' moment at the pinnacle of urban history was undermined eventually by the culture's own egocentrism and exploitative practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does Daniel J. Monti argue about cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have become "sinkholes of indifference." 
B)  They lack a civic culture. 
C)  They are static entities. 
D)  They inspire a public spirit

Question 10

Louis Wirth's principal achievement as a United States urbanist was his articulation of the role of culture in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It was the expansion of capitalist nations and their cities in the 19th century that made it possible for the Communists to gain control of China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cities are almost always completely self-defining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The cultures that prevailed in classical Athens and in Ming Peking were very similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Urban dominance is a central pattern of the modern world, but not the historical world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In his writings, Charles Dickens used a phrase that summarized what worried Engels about the capitalist city: that it reduced everything in life to objective facts and quantity. This phrase is

Accepted Answer

A)  "You know what a horse is." 
B)  "Give me your definition of a horse." 
C)  "He has no business to it." 
D)  "You are never to fancy!"

Question 16

The very success of Greek city-states led to the aristocrats' downfall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Comparative Urbanism: the City and Culture

Sociologically, Fiorello La Guardia was a marginal man who lived on the edge of many cultures.

According to Daniel J. Monti, in the urban way of life, the many different types of people have found an appropriate form of public behavior that enables them to get along with each other. Monti refers to this as

For all intents and purposes, large-scale industrialism began in England about

Now a city of 22 million people, Beijing was formerly called

Classical Athens stood as a monument to

Shakespeare noted that the ways of the country and of the city are often quite different.

In the 5th century B.C.E., the city of Athens had a population of roughly

Athens' moment at the pinnacle of urban history was undermined eventually by the culture's own egocentrism and exploitative practices.

What does Daniel J. Monti argue about cities?

Louis Wirth's principal achievement as a United States urbanist was his articulation of the role of culture in cities.

It was the expansion of capitalist nations and their cities in the 19th century that made it possible for the Communists to gain control of China.

Cities are almost always completely self-defining.

The cultures that prevailed in classical Athens and in Ming Peking were very similar.

Urban dominance is a central pattern of the modern world, but not the historical world.

In his writings, Charles Dickens used a phrase that summarized what worried Engels about the capitalist city: that it reduced everything in life to objective facts and quantity. This phrase is

The very success of Greek city-states led to the aristocrats' downfall.