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Quiz for Picturing the Past: Apartment Living in Paris

Picturing the Past: Apartment Living in Paris

  1. Question

    Based on the drawing, which floor of the apartment building was most desirable?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is a. Starting with the second floor (the first floor served as a living quarters), the higher one went, the higher one went, the lower one’s status and income.
    Incorrect. The answer is a. Starting with the second floor (the first floor served as a living quarters), the higher one went, the lower one’s status and income.
  2. Question

    Based on the drawing, which of these was true of nineteenth-century European apartment buildings?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is c. Unlike American apartment buildings, which generally housed people of a single class, the drawing suggests that people of many different classes occupied a single building, with the classes segregated by floor.
    Incorrect. The answer is c. Unlike American apartment buildings, which generally housed people of a single class, the drawing suggests that people of many different classes occupied a single building, with the classes segregated by floor.