Question 1

How do we respond to the city?

Accepted Answer

A)  In similar ways 
B)  Using rare strategies 
C)  Based on socialization 
D)  Through learned attitudes

Question 2

Between 1988 and 2002, Seattle had an extensive social movement focused on improving the city's neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Eliot Liebow's street-corner men assisted each other in finding work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Georg Simmel argued that the city stimulates us via its concentration of the human experience into a small space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identifying with the city is aided by

Accepted Answer

A)  sports. 
B)  clothing. 
C)  art. 
D)  architecture

Question 6

"Lonely Hearts Clubs" are an example of a temporary network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Some cities have more sharply defined images in the minds of their residents than other cities do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Technology severs physical ties with communities but allows us to maintain relationships in spite of distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Each person's mental image of a city is stagnant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The physical layout of the city uniquely determines how we view a city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Applying the gesellschaft and gemeinschaft characteristics to make sense of a city means that it is being evaluated using the city's

Accepted Answer

A)  physical form. 
B)  economic structure. 
C)  social control. 
D)  modern capabilities.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about social movements and cities are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social movements benefit from the social interaction in cities. 
B)  Small social movements focus on issues such as prostitution. 
C)  Radical social movements are not initiated in cities. 
D)  Large social movements begin with small groups.

Question 13

Pedestrian traffic in the United States is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  people walking blindly into traffic. 
B)  people ignoring each other while breaking the social rules. 
C)  people noting the speed at which others are walking. 
D)  people refusing to alert others to their position and collide.

Exam 8: The Context of Cities

How do we respond to the city?

Between 1988 and 2002, Seattle had an extensive social movement focused on improving the city's neighborhoods.

Eliot Liebow's street-corner men assisted each other in finding work.

Georg Simmel argued that the city stimulates us via its concentration of the human experience into a small space.

Identifying with the city is aided by

"Lonely Hearts Clubs" are an example of a temporary network.

Some cities have more sharply defined images in the minds of their residents than other cities do.

Technology severs physical ties with communities but allows us to maintain relationships in spite of distance.

Each person's mental image of a city is stagnant.

The physical layout of the city uniquely determines how we view a city.

Applying the gesellschaft and gemeinschaft characteristics to make sense of a city means that it is being evaluated using the city's

Which of the following statements about social movements and cities are true?

Pedestrian traffic in the United States is characterized by