CRP 201 Final Exam
Utopian city planning represents a distinct type of solution to urban problems. Which of
the following best characterizes utopian planning schemes? correct answers Radical
solutions that often challenge capitalism
What city served as inspiration for many of the ideas that became part of the City
Beautiful movement? correct answers Paris
The Progressive Era might not be accurately named. Why might this be the case?
correct answers Many regressive social policies were adopted
The City Beautiful movement, which might be called a quasi-utopian planning scheme,
is most closely associated with what event and what city? correct answers Columbian
Exposition and Chicago
The Plan of Chicago was written in 1909, in the aftermath of the 1892 world's fair. Was
the plan officially adopted by the city? correct answers No, but parts of the plan were
implemented
The plan for Forest Hills Gardens was developed by what well-known city planner?
correct answers Frederick Law Olmsted Jr
One of the original features of Forest Hills Gardens that detracted from its appeal had to
do with regulations governing occupancy of the houses and apartments in the
neighborhood. What was the nature of these regulations? correct answers Property
covenants that barred Black, Asian, and Jewish families from living in the neighborhood
Garden City, as imagined by Ebenezer Howard, would have a total population of not
more than 32,000 people. correct answers True
Garden City, as an idea, is most closely associated with what city? correct answers
London
What was the first Garden City to be built in England? correct answers Letchworth
What city is most associated with the Radiant City utopian planning scheme? correct
answers Paris
What city in India is known for expressing some of Corbusier's ideas about city
planning? correct answers Chandigarh
, What was the name of the design style that was popular at the very beginning of the
20th century in western Europe, and featured prominently in the Paris Exposition of
1900? correct answers Art Nouveau
The ideas at the heart of Radiant City appear most visibly in the United States in the
years after World War II, in what kinds of projects? correct answers Federal public
housing
There is a popular phrase, a description of sorts, of the Radiant City that is often used
as a short hand way of identifying some of the key notions of the design. What is that
phrase? correct answers Towers in a park
The first subway system in New York City, the Interborough Rail Transit, was built by a
private company. correct answers True
The zoning ordinance adopted by New York City in 1916 included only a few different
use districts, but they were arranged hierarchically. correct answers True
A number of factors seemed to come together in New York City in the early 20th century
that lead to the writing of the nation's first comprehensive, city-wide zoning ordinance.
Which of the following is not one of those factors? correct answers Spread of cholera in
New York City
The first National Conference on City Planning and Congestion was held in what city
and what year? correct answers Washington, 1909
Who was the future US President who was the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce in the 1920s and who had a strong interest in city planning and zoning?
correct answers Herbert Hoover
What was the Regional Planning Association of America (RPAA)? correct answers
Loose coalition of planners and designers who advocated for the importance of regional
planning in the US
Generally speaking, the period known as the Interwar Years, spans from what war to
what war? correct answers World War I to World War II
The Interwar Years were characterized by disruptive social and economic changes.
Those changes certainly affected the practice of planning and urban design. Which of
the following characterizes the nature of those changes? correct answers Emphasis on
efficiency, speed, and technology
Patrick Geddes, the Scottish planner, appeared to be particularly influential on the
thinking of American planners in the early 20th century. What specific form or focus
within planning did Geddes seem most interested in? correct answers Regional
planning
Utopian city planning represents a distinct type of solution to urban problems. Which of
the following best characterizes utopian planning schemes? correct answers Radical
solutions that often challenge capitalism
What city served as inspiration for many of the ideas that became part of the City
Beautiful movement? correct answers Paris
The Progressive Era might not be accurately named. Why might this be the case?
correct answers Many regressive social policies were adopted
The City Beautiful movement, which might be called a quasi-utopian planning scheme,
is most closely associated with what event and what city? correct answers Columbian
Exposition and Chicago
The Plan of Chicago was written in 1909, in the aftermath of the 1892 world's fair. Was
the plan officially adopted by the city? correct answers No, but parts of the plan were
implemented
The plan for Forest Hills Gardens was developed by what well-known city planner?
correct answers Frederick Law Olmsted Jr
One of the original features of Forest Hills Gardens that detracted from its appeal had to
do with regulations governing occupancy of the houses and apartments in the
neighborhood. What was the nature of these regulations? correct answers Property
covenants that barred Black, Asian, and Jewish families from living in the neighborhood
Garden City, as imagined by Ebenezer Howard, would have a total population of not
more than 32,000 people. correct answers True
Garden City, as an idea, is most closely associated with what city? correct answers
London
What was the first Garden City to be built in England? correct answers Letchworth
What city is most associated with the Radiant City utopian planning scheme? correct
answers Paris
What city in India is known for expressing some of Corbusier's ideas about city
planning? correct answers Chandigarh
, What was the name of the design style that was popular at the very beginning of the
20th century in western Europe, and featured prominently in the Paris Exposition of
1900? correct answers Art Nouveau
The ideas at the heart of Radiant City appear most visibly in the United States in the
years after World War II, in what kinds of projects? correct answers Federal public
housing
There is a popular phrase, a description of sorts, of the Radiant City that is often used
as a short hand way of identifying some of the key notions of the design. What is that
phrase? correct answers Towers in a park
The first subway system in New York City, the Interborough Rail Transit, was built by a
private company. correct answers True
The zoning ordinance adopted by New York City in 1916 included only a few different
use districts, but they were arranged hierarchically. correct answers True
A number of factors seemed to come together in New York City in the early 20th century
that lead to the writing of the nation's first comprehensive, city-wide zoning ordinance.
Which of the following is not one of those factors? correct answers Spread of cholera in
New York City
The first National Conference on City Planning and Congestion was held in what city
and what year? correct answers Washington, 1909
Who was the future US President who was the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce in the 1920s and who had a strong interest in city planning and zoning?
correct answers Herbert Hoover
What was the Regional Planning Association of America (RPAA)? correct answers
Loose coalition of planners and designers who advocated for the importance of regional
planning in the US
Generally speaking, the period known as the Interwar Years, spans from what war to
what war? correct answers World War I to World War II
The Interwar Years were characterized by disruptive social and economic changes.
Those changes certainly affected the practice of planning and urban design. Which of
the following characterizes the nature of those changes? correct answers Emphasis on
efficiency, speed, and technology
Patrick Geddes, the Scottish planner, appeared to be particularly influential on the
thinking of American planners in the early 20th century. What specific form or focus
within planning did Geddes seem most interested in? correct answers Regional
planning
