Question

All of the following is true about genteel families in the 1830s and 1840s, EXCEPT:

a. The movement of workers out of the owners' homes permitted a genteel lifestyle for the emerging elite class.

b. Genteel families aimed at the complete separation of their private and public lives.

c. Genteel families were fond of the popular theater, but found opera companies too highbrow and elitist.

d. Men in the manufacturing elite class spent their leisure time differently than their workers.

Answer 1

The false statement about genteel families in the 1830s and 1840s is that they found opera companies to be too highbrow and elitist. In fact, the elite class enjoyed high culture, including opera.

All of the statements about genteel families in the 1830s and 1840s are true, except for option c: genteel families were fond of the popular theater, but found opera companies too highbrow and elitist. This is not correct. The emergence of the elite class in the 19th century coincided with a growing appreciation for high culture, including opera, among the wealthy. So instead of viewing opera as too highbrow, genteel families would have seen it as a reflection of their refined tastes and status.

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