All of the Following Statements Regarding American Leisure Activities Prior

question 75

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding American leisure activities prior to 1860 are true EXCEPT that

• A) men gravitated to taverns for drinking, talking, and game-playing.
• B) reading was a principle leisure activity among affluent Americans.
• C) minstrel shows were increasingly popular.
• D) popular tastes in public spectacle tended toward the bizarre and fantastic.
• E) unpaid vacations were becoming common among the middle class.

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