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Question #1

According to Professor Ward, Wirth’s 1938 essay “Urbanism as a Way of Life,” is still widely read today.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #2

According to Wirth, the large population size of cities makes contacts between people

A. Superficial

B. Intimate

C. Personal

D. All of the above

Question #3

According to Wirth, a city may be defined as a relatively large, dense, and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #4

Wirth believed that human beings thrive in cities that are racially and ethnically diverse

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #5

According to Wirth, the population density of large cities

A. Makes our social contacts close but our physical contacts distant

B. Makes our physical contacts close but our social contacts distant

C. Makes our social contacts and physical contacts distant

D. Makes our social contacts and physical contacts close

Question #6

The video we watched on Tuesday was about

A. Life and culture in suburban America

B. The stressful conditions of life in the city

C. The Chicago School of Urban Sociology

Question #7

The video we watched on Tuesday was filmed in the City of New York

A. TRUE

B. FALSE