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The most famous mural in Los Angeles is probably the…


A) "Great Wall of Los Angeles."
B) "Peace Wall."
C) "Great Wall of China."
D) "Revolution Evolution."

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The restructuring of Paris in the mid-nineteenth century was…


A) intended to convey a sense of Paris as a working-class city.
B) the last major urban redevelopment project in the world.
C) a precursor to the urban renewal projects of the twentith century.
D) not really a major transformation of the city.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Lynch and Wohl and Strauss emphasize how people often use specific physical symbols to construct their image of a city.According to Hutter, what don't these authors adequately take into account?

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The contemporary subject matter of murals…


A) gives them an ephemeral quality.
B) helps mural remain timeless and continuously relevant.
C) means that their themes, symbols, and aesthetic will remain constant.
D) makes them invulnerable to change.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What was the subject matter of the Ashcan School of painters?

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Mark Gottdiener argues that ________ play(s) a large role in urban imagery.


A) art works
B) mental maps
C) landscape
D) ideology

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to Hutter, the depictions of New York City by the Ashcan School painters illustrated the idea of the city as a mosaic of social worlds inhabited by strangers.

A) True
B) False

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