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1
As reviewed in "Why Cities Matter," books by Dominic Pacyga and William Cronon examine the city of:
A)New Orleans.
B)Los Angeles.
C)Chicago.
D)Atlanta.
2
As noted in "Why Cities Matter," every one of the 20 largest cities in the United States in 1900 was:
A)in one of the states that had been part of the original thirteen colonies.
B)under 1 million people in population.
C)on the site of a settlement originally made by Indians.
D)on a waterway.
3
The author of "Why Cities Matter" says that, in his opinion, Ayn Rand's fictionalized portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright as Howard Roark in The Fountainhead is notable for its accuracy in portraying an architect's life and concerns.
A)True
B)False
4
As identified in "Eds, Meds and Urban Revival," the largest employer in Birmingham, Alabama, is:
A)Honda.
B)the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
C)Birmingham Memorial Hospital.
D)U.S. Steel.
5
As suggested in "Eds, Meds and Urban Revival," what drives American urban economy now are the bell towers of academic institutions, replacing:
A)retail shopping.
B)financial giants such as banks and investment companies.
C)smokestacks.
D)tourism.
6
As put forth in "Eds, Meds and Urban Revival," one great advantage to cities of universities and medical centers is that they do not get bought out or relocated.
A)True
B)False
7
As reported in "Can They Save Youngstown?", virtually any city in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia is now struggling with the loss of assets and former status if the city formerly relied on:
A)clothing manufacturing.
B)oil production.
C)steel production.
D)agriculture.
8
As profiled in "Can They Save Youngstown?", Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown ironically began working for the city after a career:
A)in urban planning.
B)in banking.
C)as a steelworker.
D)as a college professor.
9
As pointed out in "Can They Save Youngstown?", it is acknowledged across the board that when cities shrink, the neighborhoods that end up most expendable are typically low-income and often predominantly African American or Latino American communities.
A)True
B)False
10
According to "Return to Center," Gov. George Pataki:
A)came into office with a reputation as an urbanist.
B)proposed the plan to revitalize Albany.
C)saw his own hometown deteriorate beyond redemption.
D)opposed the move of state agencies into the city.
11
As noted in "Return to Center," Troy Mayor Park Patison says that building government offices in cities:
A)causes employees to work harder.
B)brings a huge economic boom.
C)causes businesses to flee.
D)improves business less than one might expect.
12
As stated in "Return to Center," New York state employees are all thrilled to be back in Albany.
A)True
B)False
13
According to "Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse," subprime lending:
A)is inherently predatory.
B)provides no benefit to high-risk borrowers.
C)involves higher cost loans for higher risk borrowers.
D)strips the equity of homeowners.
14
As identified in "Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse," the first state to ban predatory lending was:
A)North Carolina.
B)California.
C)New York.
D)Texas.
15
As observed in "Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse," African Americans are less likely to finance their home mortgages with subprime loans than are whites.
A)True
B)False
16
According to "Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue," the reason for Police Chief Arthur Lawson's sanction of the blockade:
A)remains unknown.
B)was that he was ordered to do so by state authorities.
C)was to stop the spread of disease.
D)was a desire to prevent crime from spreading.
17
As reported in "Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue," New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin:
A)was out of the state throughout the crisis.
B)was unaware of the problems at the convention center.
C)sent mixed signals to evacuees.
D)forbade people from walking to the Crescent City Connection.
18
As stated in "Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue," all people who could prove they lived in the area were allowed to cross the bridge.
A)True
B)False
19
According to "Movers & Shakers," all of the following cities received a large influx of immigrants after 1965 except:
A)Boston.
B)Los Angeles.
C)Chicago.
D)New York.
20
As cited in "Movers & Shakers," the ethnic group that has transformed the South Side of St. Louis is:
A)South Korean.
B)African.
C)Guatemalan.
D)Bosnian.
21
As reported in "Movers & Shakers," diversified cities provide an ideal place for the creation of unique, globally-oriented markets.
A)True
B)False
22
As presented in "Swoons over Miami," Sassen explains the success of Dubai and Singapore by describing them as:
A)cosmopolitan since the nineteenth century.
B)international accidents.
C)government-driven projects.
D)newly minted global cities.
23
In "Swoons over Miami," Sassen makes the distinction between global cities being in the world and of the world; of Chinese cities, she says that the only one that is of the world is:
A)Hong Kong.
B)Beijing.
C)Shanghai.
D)Yangzhou.
24
As quoted in "Swoons over Miami," Sassen believes that there are a lot of very large cities that are not necessarily global cities.
A)True
B)False
25
As detailed in "Outsourcing: Beyond Bangalore," the main reason software engineer Bill Wood wanted to leave Bangalore and find another place to outsource his company's work was the:
A)price.
B)rapid turnover among local engineers in Bangalore.
C)language difficulties.
D)time zone differences between Bangalore and the United States.
26
As reported in "Outsourcing: Beyond Bangalore," low-cost Linux developers can be found in Buenos Aires because many companies adopted open-source software, owing to:
A)that being the software used for computers in high schools in Argentina.
B)a large expatriate population of Norwegians who were expert Linux programmers.
C)a cultural attitude that highly values free sharing of intellectual endeavors.
D)the devaluation of the peso in 2002 making licenses from abroad prohibitively expensive.
27
The author of "Outsourcing: Beyond Bangalore" notes that Brazil has now overtaken India as the outsourcing destination for U.S. firms.
A)True
B)False
28
According to "The Rise of the Creative Class," places that thrive in today's world tend to:
A)attract greater numbers of creative people.
B)have well-established social structures.
C)have homogeneous populations.
D)provide standard quality-of-life amenities.
29
As reported in "The Rise of the Creative Class," the distinguishing characteristic of the creative class is that its members:
A)are involved in the arts and entertainment.
B)care nothing about convention.
C)engage in work that creates meaningful new forms.
D)are super-specialized in their fields.
30
As stated in "The Rise of the Creative Class," cities where there are large concentrations of service-class workers are all tourist attractions.
A)True
B)False
31
As stated in "Too Much Froth," the new urban strategy focuses on:
A)children.
B)the homeless.
C)great cultural divisions.
D)being "hip" and "cool" rather than straightforward and practical.
32
As related in "Too Much Froth," city politicians and economic development officials:
A)always look to the federal government for bailouts.
B)ignore the human element.
C)grasp at fads to solve their urban problems.
D)are totally subject to reelection whims.
33
In the 1960s and 1970s, according to "Too Much Froth," downtown malls were the fad.
A)True
B)False
34
As depicted in "Studies: Gentrification a Boost for Everyone," gentrification generally starts when a dilapidated but essentially attractive neighborhood is discovered by:
A)lawyers, doctors, and dentists.
B)retired middle-class people on a fixed income.
C)real estate investors who want to remodel and flip properties.
D)artists, graduate students, and other bohemians.
35
As quoted in "Studies: Gentrification a Boost for Everyone," economist Jacob Vigdor asks if an American city that has lost half of its population and most of its middle class in the past 50 years would not have been better off with gentrification than it has been without it; the city to which he is referring is:
A)Detroit.
B)Savannah.
C)Houston.
D)Tucson.
36
As reported in "Studies: Gentrification a Boost for Everyone," Professor Lance Freeman's research showed that gentrification has little or no effect on whether a poor resident will move.
A)True
B)False
37
As reported in "Throwaway Stadium," the financial underpinning of the modern arena is:
A)advertising.
B)television rights.
C)premium seating.
D)concessions.
38
As observed in "Throwaway Stadium," Baltimore's Memorial Stadium is being turned into:
A)an outlet shopping mall.
B)a convention center.
C)an office park.
D)housing for senior citizens.
39
As pointed out in "Throwaway Stadium," most of America's discarded sports arenas are dilapidated.
A)True
B)False
40
As noted in "Skybox Skeptics," economists say that governments are not making prudent choices when they invest in stadiums because:
A)baseball is declining in popularity.
B)stadiums attract crime.
C)most people have fixed entertainment budgets.
D)arenas cost more to operate than they take in.
41
As pointed out in "Skybox Skeptics," the only baseball team that moved to its current city within the last three decades is the:
A)Washington Nationals.
B)Texas Rangers.
C)Los Angeles Angels.
D)Seattle Mariners.
42
As reported in "Skybox Skeptics," market size is important to baseball in a way that it is not to any other sport.
A)True
B)False
43
According to "'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics," in the last 10-15 years:
A)considerable new convention center space has been built.
B)demand for convention floor space has increased sharply.
C)hotel building has not been sufficient to keep up with convention demand.
D)few new convention centers have been proposed.
44
In evaluating how different convention centers have done when they have expanded, Heywood Sanders suggests in "'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics" that:
A)they have universally gained business.
B)they have universally lost business.
C)some have gained and some have lost business.
D)they either have not gained or have lost business.
45
As stated in "'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics," the Price Waterhouse feasibility study found that the Javits Convention Center has seen a decrease in annual attendance.
A)True
B)False
46
In discussing the concept of eminent domain, the author of "Eminent Domain Revisited," notes that:
A)it is not addressed by the Constitution.
B)the concept dates back to the founding of the nation.
C)it can only be used for building government owned properties.
D)New York only uses it for properties that have been abandoned or condemned.
47
As pointed out in "Eminent Domain Revisited," in the case of Kelo v. New London:
A)the plaintiffs settled after losing in the circuit court.
B)the government cited public safety as the reason to take private property.
C)the ultimate decision of the court was unanimous.
D)economic development by private owners was involved.
48
As stated in "Eminent Domain Revisited," Assemblyman Roger Green contends that Prospect Heights is a blighted area.
A)True
B)False
49
As reported in "Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy," Jane Jacobs was the author of:
A)The Other America.
B)The Backyard Revolution.
C)It Takes a Village.
D)The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
50
As noted in "Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy," Jane Jacobs is best known for her impact on:
A)urban architecture.
B)community activism.
C)urban planning.
D)activist journalism.
51
As pointed out in "Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy," an unfortunate side effect of the battle against urban renewal is knee-jerk opposition to government efforts to improve cities.
A)True
B)False
52
In discussing Seattle's grant program, the author of "Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way" notes that groups receiving funds must:
A)be neighborhood based.
B)use the money for ongoing projects.
C)be democratically governed.
D)use funds for operating costs.
53
As reported in "Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way," the overriding analytic lesson in the book of the same title is:
A)cooperation is the key to successful communities.
B)it may be time to bring the state back in.
C)money flows when democracy flourishes.
D)government is more of a hindrance than a help on the neighborhood level.
54
As stated in "Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way," since Seattle's program began, there has been an increase in membership in many existing organizations.
A)True
B)False
55
According to "New Life in Newark," accomplishments of the New Community Corporation in Newark, New Jersey, included:
A)generated economic renewal.
B)kept down the rising cost of housing.
C)provided a modicum of peace and stability.
D)attracted investors from Manhattan.
56
As reported in "New Life in Newark," the problem facing the workforce development program is:
A)lack of good jobs.
B)inadequate training materials.
C)complaints from local unions.
D)the best candidates can get paying jobs.
57
As pointed out in "New Life in Newark," the New Community Corporation has always maintained positive relations with the Newark mayor's office.
A)True
B)False
58
According to "The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin," the reason high school students were not included in the study was because Wisconsin charter school high school students:
A)are exempted from research on privacy grounds.
B)do not take standardized tests.
C)are disproportionately at-risk students.
D)are so small in number.
59
As reported in "The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin," the most controversial form of school choice is:
A)inter-district.
B)intra-district.
C)charter schools.
D)voucher.
60
As observed in "The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin," only white students do better in charter schools than in traditional schools.
A)True
B)False
61
According to "Charter Schools," charter schools across the country:
A)must operate under union contracts.
B)must comply with health and safety regulations.
C)are part of the Department of Education bureaucracy.
D)do not receive public money.
62
As reported in "Charter Schools," New York City's charter schools:
A)have a higher percentage of special-education students.
B)are concentrated in affluent neighborhoods.
C)have a small percentage of free-lunch students.
D)have a majority of students who are either black or Latino.
63
As pointed out in "Charter Schools," charter schools tend to spend more public money per student than traditional public schools.
A)True
B)False
64
As presented in "D.C. School Reform in Question after Mayor Fenty's Loss," the major question raised after Adrian Fenty lost in the mayoral primary was:
A)"How could this have happened?"
B)"What will Fenty do now?"
C)"What will happen to Fenty's school chief, Michelle Rhee?"
D)"Was there voter fraud?"
65
As defined in "D.C. School Reform in Question after Mayor Fenty's Loss," the IMPACT teacher evaluation system instituted by Rhee based as much as 50 percent of a teacher's job performance on:
A)students' test scores.
B)the teacher's level of education.
C)student reviews of the teacher.
D)observation of teachers by other teachers in the school system.
66
As quoted in "D.C. School Reform in Question after Mayor Fenty's Loss," Michelle Rhee agreed to consider compromising her reform agenda for a new mayor.
A)True
B)False
67
As presented in "With More Choice Has Come Resegregation," the San Francisco school district is court-ordered to assign students to schools without considering:
A)parental preference.
B)race.
C)diversity.
D)student preference.
68
As described in "With More Choice Has Come Resegregation," the lawsuit Ho v. San Francisco Unified claimed that students were kept out of their preferred school due to their:
A)academic performance.
B)address.
C)ethnicity.
D)income.
69
As noted in "With More Choice Has Come Resegregation," a major concern is that some parents will flee the school system if the assignment system is changed.
A)True
B)False
70
As presented in "Here Comes the Neighborhood," the ruling in the case of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in the Charlotte, North Carolina, courts resulted in the:
A)"neighborhood schools" model of school assignment.
B)concept of "separate but equal" education for racial minorities.
C)practice of race-conscious student assignment to schools.
D)resegregation of the school district.
71
As explained in "Here Comes the Neighborhood," a "unitary" school is one that is:
A)sufficiently desegregated.
B)fully integrated.
C)predominantly African American.
D)predominantly white.
72
As noted in "Here Comes the Neighborhood," Charlotte is currently one of the most integrated school districts in the United States.
A)True
B)False
73
As given in "Schools Seek New Diversity Answers after Court Rejects Race as Tiebreaker," the court case against using racial tiebreakers involved cases brought against schools in Louisville, Kentucky, and:
A)Pensacola, Florida.
B)Portland, Maine.
C)Seattle, Washington.
D)Akron, Ohio.
74
As asserted in "Schools Seek New Diversity Answers after Court Rejects Race as Tiebreaker," the Supreme Court decision about racial tiebreakers has been called the most crucial public school education case since the landmark:
A)Terry v. Ohio.
B)Miranda v. Arizona.
C)Marbury v. Madison.
D)Brown v. Board of Education.
75
As related in "Schools Seek New Diversity Answers after Court Rejects Race as Tiebreaker," using a racially neutral student-assignment system has resulted in schools becoming more segregated.
A)True
B)False
76
As pointed out in "The UCLA Civil Rights Project State of Segregation," the most integrated group of students are the:
A)Asians.
B)blacks.
C)Latinos.
D)whites.
77
According to "Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today's Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation," the Supreme Court rulings in the cases of McFarland v. Jefferson County Public Schools and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1:
A)reflect the findings of current research on the benefits of school integration.
B)fail to acknowledge the benefits of racially and ethnically diverse schools.
C)limit the tools that school districts need to achieve integration.
D)allow for race to be used as a primary factor in school assignment.
78
As argued in "Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today's Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation," multiethnic and multilinguistic schools:
A)reflect the larger society that students will eventually enter.
B)are a detriment to student academic achievement.
C)reflect an ideal society that does not yet exist.
D)do not prepare students for the real world.
79
As noted in "Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today's Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation," educational policies are currently in place to successfully reduce the racial and economic disparities in achievement and graduation rates.
A)True
B)False
80
As explained in "Broken Windows," in order to prevent crime, the main function of police officers should be to:
A)fight crime.
B)reduce incidence of mass violence.
C)maintain order in a community.
D)solve crimes.
81
According to "Broken Windows," the authors use the analogy of a broken window to illustrate the point that:
A)one broken window does not affect the entire community.
B)disorder and crime are inextricably linked.
C)the police have no control over the destruction of property.
D)the police should not concern themselves with vandalism
82
As stated in "Broken Windows," most citizens felt that their neighborhood was safer when officers patrolled on foot.
A)True
B)False
83
According to "How an Idea Drew People Back to Urban Life," the "broken windows" approach to crime holds that:
A)when minor crimes that cause public disorder decline in an area, serious crime declines.
B)decreases in serious crime in an area will be followed by a decline in the minor crimes that cause public disorder.
C)police should ignore minor crimes such as breaking windows and should focus on serious crimes only.
D)the police can do little to reduce public-disorder misdemeanors and that citizen groups should lead this effort
84
As detailed in "200 Cops to be Reassigned from Community Policing," the Chicago Police Department's announced reason for reducing the staffing for community policing was:
A)budgetary requirements.
B)lawsuits against community-policing officers.
C)moving officers from desk duty to the street.
D)antagonism between police officers and community representatives.
85
According to "The Six Suburban Eras of the United States," the New Urbanists believe that U.S. suburban development is broken into two stages, divided by:
A)the invention of the automobile.
B)World War II.
C)the advent of enclosed malls.
D)the creation of Federal Housing Administration loans.
86
As claimed in "The Six Suburban Eras of the United States," the earliest non-urban-looking suburbs began in:
A)Brooklyn.
B)Llewellyn Park.
C)London.
D)Boston.
87
As noted in "The Six Suburban Eras of the United States," as soon as U.S. suburbs began to develop, they were distinct from the cities from which they sprang.
A)True
B)False
88
As commented upon in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," for Patio Man, all major choices of consumer durables ultimately come down to:
A)what his neighbors already own.
B)which model has the most impressive cup holders.
C)the color of the substance.
D)a decorator's recommendations.
89
As brought out in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," Sprinkler Cities are generally:
A)the most Republican areas of the country.
B)unpleasant places in which to raise children.
C)rarely open to reconstruction and remodeling.
D)too heavily taxed.
90
Contrary to its critics, as mentioned in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," suburbia is a retreat from gritty American life.
A)True
B)False
91
As presented in "Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs)," first suburbs are:
A)the oldest suburbs in the United States.
B)urban areas that are striving to be suburban.
C)new suburban areas in development.
D)the wealthiest suburbs in the United States.
92
According to "Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs)," the population of Nassau County is:
A)growing, with an influx of young, affluent professionals.
B)shrinking, as young people move away and only the elderly are left behind.
C)stagnant, with no growth, but with increasing diversity.
D)in flux, with no clear population patterns emerging.
93
As noted in "Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs)," immigrants are rarely seen in first suburbs because they cannot afford to relocate into such affluent areas.
A)True
B)False
94
As presented in "Principles of New Urbanism," these principles:
A)are specifically for inner-city areas.
B)work well for small new developments, but not for large areas.
C)are good for businesses, but are detrimental for residents.
D)can be applied to a diverse range of situations, both small and large.
95
As discussed in "Principles of New Urbanism," community designs based on New Urbanism focus on:
A)increased automobile access to shopping and living areas.
B)pedestrian-friendly designs and short walking distances.
C)commuter-based living and working.
D)separation of economic classes and income levels.
96
As claimed in "Principles of New Urbanism," New Urbanism focuses on increasing core density and eliminating suburban sprawl.
A)True
B)False
97
As noted in "The New Urbanism," New Urbanism specifically seeks to embed communities around a:
A)rail station.
B)university.
C)central community garden.
D)natural or artificial lake.
98
As described in "The New Urbanism," a community built around New Urbanism principles features:
A)wide, open boulevards.
B)a mega-mall as an anchor for shopping.
C)narrow, tree-lined streets.
D)cul-de-sacs for privacy and quiet.
99
As depicted in "The New Urbanism," Celebration, Florida, is unusual among New Urbanism communities in that residents generally do not leave Celebration to drive to supermarkets and shopping elsewhere.
A)True
B)False
100
As presented in "Hope VI and the New Urbanism," the public-housing transformation in Chicago is based on the premise that:
A)poor people need a modern, attractive place to live.
B)high-rise, high-density sites are inherently bad.
C)mixed-use, mixed-income communities are inherently bad.
D)poverty should be concentrated in one specific city area.
101
According to "Hope VI and the New Urbanism," research shows that, when public-housing sites are redeveloped into mixed-income communities, the result is often:
A)more and better housing for low-income families.
B)homelessness for all of the previous low-income residents.
C)the creation of additional low-income units at the site.
D)the displacement of some former residents due to fewer low-income units.
102
As claimed in "Hope VI and the New Urbanism," the most important aspect of any public-housing redevelopment plan is the physical design.
A)True
B)False
103
As claimed in "Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs," metropolitan areas can bring about successful regional reform by:
A)recognizing that the suburban monolith will block reform whenever possible.
B)building a coalition between core cities and suburbs based on their links.
C)focusing specifically on the needs of the suburbs as people move outward.
D)creating walled-off communities for the very wealthy.
104
As detailed in "Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs," the wealthiest region in the Twin Cities metropolitan area is that of the:
A)mid-developing suburbs.
B)inner suburbs.
C)residential, high-tax capacity suburbs.
D)central city.
105
As noted in "Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs," a central feature of older suburbs is a lack of resources available to support public services and amenities found in the central city.
A)True
B)False
106
In "Is Regional Government the Answer?" the author advocates all of the following measures for dealing with urban sprawl except:
A)ending exurban growth subsidies for transportation, as well as for new water and sewer lines.
B)continuing to work to preserve open space.
C)establishing powerful, all-encompassing regional governments.
D)repealing the land-use and zoning regulations that discourage mixed-use development.
107
As identified in "Is Regional Government the Answer?" the city that represents a late-twentieth-century version of the Old Tenement Trail and that also serves as a remarkable example of integration is:
A)Kendall, Florida.
B)Scarsdale, New York.
C)Southfield, Michigan.
D)Clayton, Missouri.
108
In some cases, according to "Is Regional Government the Answer?" suburban growth can actually boost the fortunes of the central city.
A)True
B)False
109
As claimed in "Firebugs: Build It in California's Foothills, and It Will Burn," the "arsonists" responsible for Southern California's devastating wildfires are the:
A)outdoor enthusiasts who camp, light fires, and leave them unattended.
B)criminals who intentionally light fires to cause destruction.
C)developers and wealthy homeowners who build and live in the foothills.
D)natural occurrences that cause fires to start in wooded areas.
110
As defined in "Firebugs: Build It in California's Foothills, and It Will Burn," "thickets of privacy" refers to Southern California's:
A)undeveloped natural habitats.
B)residences of the wealthy cut off from urban life by wilderness.
C)gated inner-city residential communities.
D)dwellings for indigenous communities.
111
As noted in "Firebugs: Build It in California's Foothills, and It Will Burn," Southern California's county planning commissioners have followed California law when considering and approving hillside development.
A)True
B)False
112
As profiled in "New German Community Models Car-Free Living," becoming less car-dependent is important to Europeans because:
A)gas prices in Europe are becoming increasingly unaffordable.
B)Europe's roads are in disrepair.
C)Europeans own more cars per capita than people anywhere else in the world.
D)most Europeans can no longer afford cars.
113
As explained in "New German Community Models Car-Free Living," Germany's Vauban model was conceived as a way to:
A)lure residents to the suburbs.
B)increase Europe's bicycle market.
C)counter urban sprawl.
D)justify the construction of a train system.
114
As described in "New German Community Models Car-Free Living," due to its early energy policies and revolutionary city transportation systems, the city of Freiburg is considered Germany's ecological capitol.
A)True
B)False
115
According to "Traffic: Why It's Getting Worse, What Government Can Do," rush-hour traffic congestion is:
A)the primary problem with big-city living.
B)the solution to our basic mobility problem.
C)a problem that can be easily remedied with a little foresight and planning.
D)a symptom of a larger and deeper cultural malaise.
116
As claimed in "Traffic: Why It's Getting Worse, What Government Can Do," the basic mobility problem in the United States is that:
A)there are too many cars and not enough roads.
B)too many Americans reside in high-density areas.
C)U.S. roads are the worst in the world.
D)too many people want to move at the same time each day.
117
As explained in "Traffic: Why It's Getting Worse, What Government Can Do," one way that government entities can help ease traffic congestion is to respond more quickly to accidents and roadside emergencies.
A)True
B)False
118
As defined in "Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?", "congestion pricing" refers to a:
A)fuel tax.
B)tax on large, multiple-occupancy vehicles.
C)toll charge based on time and location of road use.
D)toll charge based on vehicle occupancy numbers.
119
As claimed in "Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?", the most popular and successful congestion-toll programs funnel the toll funds into:
A)transit systems.
B)new roads.
C)tax rebates.
D)suburban development.
120
As noted in "Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?", research suggests that, when utilized correctly, congestion pricing can benefit low-income households.
A)True
B)False
121
The article "Japan's Cities Amid Globalization" surveys development projects in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, and:
A)Kanagawa.
B)Saitama.
C)Osaka.
D)Fukuoka.
122
As described in "Japan's Cities Amid Globalization," the massive waterfront mega-development on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay is known as:
A)Rainbow Town.
B)Electric City.
C)Little Hong Kong.
D)Renaissance City.
123
As asserted in "Japan's Cities Amid Globalization," the fact that Kyoto held an international competition for the design of its new rail-station project demonstrates how much was at stake, as this type of competition is uncommon in Japan.
A)True
B)False
124
The author of "Reinventing Rio" dates the decline of the city to 50 years ago, when:
A)the capital moved to Brasilia.
B)runaway inflation ruined the city's economy.
C)much of the city was flooded.
D)political turmoil led to massive rioting.
125
As described in "Reinventing Rio," the peak known as Corcovado, or the Hunchback, is famously crowned by the:
A)Church of Santa Maria.
B)giant cypress tree known as the "Old Man."
C)Ayers Rock.
D)statue of Christ the Redeemer.
126
According to "Reinventing Rio," the police have driven drug traffickers out of the favelas, only to set up their own protection rackets.
A)True
B)False
127
According to "Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making," a major problem for Delhi's low-income residents is the:
A)proliferation of labor unions.
B)absence of low-income housing.
C)increase in squatters who take their land.
D)lack of clean roads and shopping areas in the city.
128
As explained in "Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making," to qualify for space in a resettlement site, displaced Delhi residents must prove that they:
A)have viable employment.
B)are Indian citizens.
C)were residents of Delhi prior to 1998.
D)have children who were born in Delhi.
129
As presented in "Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making," Banuwal Nagar was spared demolition due to the strength and influence of its union residents.
A)True
B)False
130
As reported in "No Excuses Slum Upgrading," the government's approach to the favelas in the 1960s was to:
A)ignore them.
B)police them heavily.
C)tax them.
D)eradicate them by bulldozing.
131
As stated in "No Excuses Slum Upgrading," across Sao Paulo, the main challenge to a successful urbanization process is seen as the need for:
A)green spaces.
B)income generation.
C)public transportation.
D)clean water.
132
As explored in "No Excuses Slum Upgrading," one of the problems with the favelas is establishing whether residents have legal title to the land they live on.
A)True
B)False
133
As presented in "Urban Legends," the author believes that some intriguing solutions to current urban problems can be provided by:
A)financing.
B)dispersion.
C)diversity.
D)culture.
134
The author of "Urban Legends" claims that economic growth spurs art and culture, not the other way around, and he cites as examples:
A)New York and Tokyo.
B)Paris and London.
C)Beijing and Mumbai.
D)Athens and Rome.
135
As put forth in "Urban Legends," the men who built Hollywood were cultured aesthetes out of step with the rest of America.
A)True
B)False
136
As presented in "Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?", the murders taking place in Ciudad Juárez are:
A)typical of any growing metropolitan area.
B)the result of prostitution as a standard means of income for the city's female residents.
C)a specific attack on a particular group of women.
D)the result of illegal border crossings into the United States.
137
As argued in "Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?," the most important factor for progressive planners to consider about the Ciudad Juárez murders is:
A)who is committing the murders.
B)how the murders are being committed.
C)why the murders are being committed.
D)what can be done to stop the murders.
138
As stated in "Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?",c,ity officials and the police department have often turned a blind eye to the Ciudad Juárez murders, blaming the victims and performing lax investigations.
A)True
B)False
139
As expressed in "Are Europe's Cities Better?" the diffuse pattern of urban growth in the United States is partly an "accidental outcome" of certain:
A)social forces.
B)government policies.
C)economic decisions.
D)environmental circumstances.
140
In a 1992 survey discussed in "Are Europe's Cities Better?" New Yorkers claimed that "the most important reason" for moving out of town was:
A)the lack of affordable housing.
B)the high cost of living.
C)crime and personal safety.
D)crowding.
141
Compared to most local governments in the United States, according to "Are Europe's Cities Better?" European municipalities typically have more independence in their relationships with central governments.
A)True
B)False





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