Quiz for Picturing the Past: The Fashion Merchant

Picturing the Past: The Fashion Merchant

1. Question

   Which of these best characterizes the relationship between the client and the fashion merchant?

   A.

   Strictly economic

   B.

   Strictly hierarchical

   C.

   Intimate and collaborative

   D.

   Formal and distant

   Correct. The answer is c. The two women are engaged in close conversation over the relative merits of different items, suggesting an intimate and collaborative effort to achieve a fashionable look.

   Incorrect. The answer is c. The two women are engaged in close conversation over the relative merits of different items, suggesting an intimate and collaborative effort to achieve a fashionable look.

2. Question

   What major eighteenth-century trend is reflected in this painting?

   A.

   The consumer revolution

   B.

   Population growth

   C.

   Globalization

   D.

   Increasing secularism

   Correct. The answer is a. The variety of goods offered to the client, along with her evident interest in them, reflect the consumer revolution of the eighteenth century.

   Incorrect. The answer is a. The variety of goods offered to the client, along with her evident interest in them, reflect the consumer revolution of the eighteenth century.