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Quiz for Living in the Past: Nineteenth-Century Women’s Fashion

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1. Which of these was true of women’s fashions in the second half of the nineteenth century?

Women’s fashions placed a priority on comfort and practicality.

Women of all classes wore similar clothes.

Middle-class women sought to emulate the fashion choices of elite women.

Only a tiny segment of the population was interested in fashion.

Correct. The answer is c. Middle-class women favored cheaper, ready-to-wear versions of the fashions worn by the wealthy elite.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Middle-class women favored cheaper, ready-to-wear versions of the fashions worn by the wealthy elite.

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2. Nineteenth-century women’s fashions

emphasized and exaggerated gender differences.

almost always originated in London.

changed very little over the century.

favored simple, loose-fitting designs.

Correct. The answer is a. Nineteenth-century women’s fashions narrowed waists and exaggerated hips, forcing women’s bodies into idealized “feminine” shapes.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Nineteenth-century women’s fashions narrowed waists and exaggerated hips, forcing women’s bodies into idealized “feminine” shapes.

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3. The new women’s fashions that emerged at the turn of the century

appealed to women who embodied Victorian gender ideals.

reflected the growing influence of modernism in art and literature.

were even more restricting than earlier fashions.

appealed to the growing number of women in paid employment.

Correct. The answer is d. The new fashions were less complex and less restricting, allowing their wearers to travel and work in greater comfort.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The new fashions were less complex and less restricting, allowing their wearers to travel and work in greater comfort.

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