Correct. The answer is a. To Mercier’s evident surprise, coffee had become the standard morning drink of the working classes.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To Mercier’s evident surprise, coffee had become the standard morning drink of the working classes.

Correct. The answer is c. According to Mercier, six thousand peasants arrived at 1 AM each morning, bringing the next day’s supply of produce. By 7 AM, they were ready to depart, “mounted on their nags and with their baskets empty.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to Mercier, six thousand peasants arrived at 1 AM each morning, bringing the next day’s supply of produce. By 7 AM, they were ready to depart, “mounted on their nags and with their baskets empty.”

Correct. The answer is a. For most eighteenth-century people, the mid-afternoon meal was the largest of the day.

Incorrect. The answer is a. For most eighteenth-century people, the mid-afternoon meal was the largest of the day.