According to Professor Ward Thomas, the Chicago School of Urban Sociology is a weak and flawed theory

1. True
2. False

The Chicago School of Urban Sociology used theories from the following person:

1. Charles Darwin
2. George Washington
3. Karl Marx
4. Frederick Engels

According to ecological theories, the internal structure of the city evolved through competition.  

1. True
2. False

 The urban growth machine ideology influences local governments to view cities not as places where people live, work, and have social relationships, but solely as a place where it is necessary to create a “good business climate,”  

1. True
2. False

Robert Park said, “This science is what we call human, as distinguished from plant and animal ecology” in reference to:

1. The theory of political economy
2. The theory of urban ecology
3. The theory of growth machines

The concept of “succession” in urban ecology refers to:

1. When one group or function finally takes the place of another
2. The invasion of one land use or population by another
3. None of the above
4. A segregated urban area that resulted from an ecological process

1. Herbert Spencer
2. Robert Park
3. Bradford Snell

According to Jonathan Kwitny in the article, “The great transportation conspiracy: A juggernaut named desire,” Los Angeles streetcars were replaced by buses because buses more efficient:

1. True
2. False

According to Jonathan Kwitny in the article, “The great transportation conspiracy: A juggernaut named desire,” the name of the front company for General Motors that purchased many streetcar systems was:

1. Roy Fitzgerald
2. National City Lines
3. None of the above
4. BF Goodrich

The power elite are influential because they control the higher positions in the political and business hierarchy

1. True
2. False