The Text Refers to Salons as

question 31

Multiple Choice

The text refers to salons as

• A) regular receptions devoted to intelligent, egalitarian conversation, often hosted by women.
• B) the last stronghold of aristocratic privileges.
• C) a place where culture and traditional fashions still held sway.
• D) the place where the French king retired when his public duties were finished.
• E) businesses catering to the emerging consumer societies of Western Europe.