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Quiz for Primary Source 16.4: Enlightenment Culture

1. Which of these aspects of salon culture is reflected in the painting?

Salons were the domain of wealthy men and women.

Salons were spaces in which social conventions could be ignored.

Most salon attendees were women, but most speakers were men.

Salons were places where people of all social classes mixed freely.

Correct. The answer is a. As was the case with much of Enlightenment culture, salons were the domain of the wealthy and well educated.

Incorrect. The answer is a. As was the case with much of Enlightenment culture, salons were the domain of the wealthy and well educated.

2. The painting suggest that salons were

social events.

formal, regimented events.

seen by many as scandalous.

exclusively devoted to discussions of science.

Correct. The answer is a. Many of the attendees seem more intent on socializing than on listening to the reading of Voltaire’s play.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Many of the attendees seem more intent on socializing than on listening to the reading of Voltaire’s play.