Chapter 18

Quiz for Document 18-1: Luna Park at Night (c. 1913)

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Chapter 18a

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Question 1

If the child of a white middle-class Protestant New Yorker showed her parents the postcard in 1904 and asked for permission to go to Luna Park, what would the parents’ likely response have been?A. Yes, because it appears to be a place that will provide educational opportunities.
B. Yes, because it is a place that offers respectable and uplifting entertainment.
C. No, because only very wealthy people can afford to go to Luna Park.
D. No, because the activities at Luna Park are inappropriate for people like us.

Question 2

Which of the following phrases might best and fairly describe an economy in which Luna Park could become a successful and thriving business?A. Modest and egalitarian
B. Impoverished and failing
C. Rural and agricultural
D. Wealthy and inequitable

Question 3

What aspects of urban life might one have been communicating by sending this postcard to family back home in a rural area?A. Boredom and banality
B. Excitement and electrification
C. Immigration and integration
D. Sexuality and sin