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Quiz for Class and Leisure in the American City

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1. Which of the following statements captures the sentiment of the film “Rube and Mandy at Coney Island” (see Document 18.11)?

A husband and wife take a day off from working in the city to come and enjoy a day of leisure at Coney Island.

An old couple comes to Coney Island and is reminded of what it means to be a child again.

A humorous duo illustrates the proper way to ride the amusements at Coney Island.

A couple from the country goes to Coney Island and is befuddled with the amusement activities.

Correct: The answer is d. The clip shows a couple from the country going to Coney Island and finding themselves befuddled with the amusement activities. The couple rides the amusements incorrectly in a humorous manner.

Incorrect: The answer is d. The clip shows a couple from the country going to Coney Island and finding themselves befuddled with the amusement activities. The couple rides the amusements incorrectly in a humorous manner.

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2. What does the championship fight between Tommy Burns and Bill Squires demonstrate about American culture in 1907 (see Document 18.12)?

The focus on violence

The premium put on sport for amusement

The importance of American victory

The deep class distinction that lay in leisure activities

Correct: The answer is b. The championship fight demonstrates the premium put on sport for amusement in American culture in the early twentieth century. The large crowd suggests that viewing a sporting event like boxing was an important aspect of amusement for Americans at this time.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The championship fight demonstrates the premium put on sport for amusement in American culture in the early twentieth century. The large crowd suggests that viewing a sporting event like boxing was an important aspect of amusement for Americans at this time.

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3. What does Joseph Rumshinsky’s song, “The Living Orphan” (Document 18.13), convey about an immigrant’s life in 1914?

Immigrants had great independence in America.

Immigrants missed their motherland.

Immigrants were on their own in America.

Immigrants faced many hardships in America.

Correct: The answer is c. The song lyrics convey the message that immigrants were on their own in America, without the familiarity of home or family.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The song lyrics convey the message that immigrants were on their own in America, without the familiarity of home or family.

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4. Which of the following statements accurately describes working-class women at the turn of the twentieth century (see Document 18.14)?

Gender norms for women in the Bowery were less restrictive than upper-class women.

Bowery shop girls would go dancing in order to find a spouse to help support them.

Spielers mimicked wealthy women in style and dress, but dance was an expression of their class.

Dancing was one of the few leisure activities available to lower-class workers in the Bowery.

Correct: The answer is a. Gender norms for working-class women in the Bowery were less restrictive than upper-class women at the turn of the twentieth century.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Gender norms for working-class women in the Bowery were less restrictive than upper-class women at the turn of the twentieth century.

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5. According to Thorstein Veblen (Document 18.15), how did the gentleman of leisure earn reputability at the end of the nineteenth century?

Performing philanthropic endeavors in public

Being seen consuming valuable goods

Visiting amusement parks and similar forms of leisure activities

Not being seen laboring in public

Correct: The answer is b. At the end of the nineteenth century, the gentleman of leisure earned reputability by being seen consuming valuable goods.

Incorrect: The answer is b. At the end of the nineteenth century, the gentleman of leisure earned reputability by being seen consuming valuable goods.