The Age of Innocence — Questions and answers

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In the 1870s, what opera did New York society gather to hear at the Academy of Music on a January evening?

Choices

  1. Carmen
  2. La Traviata
  3. Aida
  4. Faust ✓

Answer: Faust

From page 1

Which couple in Old New York had the undisputed authority to decide who belonged in society?

Choices

  1. Mr. and Mrs. van der Luyden ✓
  2. Mr. and Mrs. Archer
  3. Mr. and Mrs. Mingott
  4. Mr. and Mrs. Welland

Answer: Mr. and Mrs. van der Luyden

From page 2

What did the family ask Newland Archer to persuade Ellen to do at Mrs. Manson Mingott's house?

Choices

  1. Return to Europe immediately
  2. Apologize to society for her unconventional dress
  3. Drop all talk of divorcing Count Olenski ✓
  4. Marry a suitable New York gentleman

Answer: Drop all talk of divorcing Count Olenski

From page 3

Where did Ellen stay when the van der Luydens lent her a country place that winter?

Choices

  1. The old stone Patroon's house at Skuytercliff ✓
  2. The van der Luydens' main residence in New York
  3. A rented cottage in Newport
  4. Her grandmother's house in the city

Answer: The old stone Patroon's house at Skuytercliff

From page 4

In what church were Newland Archer and May Welland married?

Choices

  1. Trinity Church
  2. St. Thomas Church
  3. St. Patrick's Cathedral
  4. Grace Church ✓

Answer: Grace Church

From page 5

Where did Newland and May stay the summer after their marriage?

Choices

  1. Their own house in New York
  2. The van der Luydens' country place
  3. The Welland cottage in Newport ✓
  4. Mrs. Mingott's rented house in Newport

Answer: The Welland cottage in Newport

From page 6

Where did Newland Archer meet Ellen after inventing a business reason to go there?

Choices

  1. Washington
  2. Boston ✓
  3. Baltimore
  4. Philadelphia

Answer: Boston

From page 7

At which museum did Newland Archer arrange to meet Ellen in New York?

Choices

  1. The Metropolitan Museum ✓
  2. The Frick Collection
  3. The Museum of Modern Art
  4. The American Museum of Natural History

Answer: The Metropolitan Museum

From page 8

Who hosted the formal dinner for Ellen before she sailed back to Europe?

Choices

  1. Mr. and Mrs. van der Luyden
  2. Mrs. Manson Mingott
  3. Mr. and Mrs. Welland
  4. Newland and May Archer ✓

Answer: Newland and May Archer

From page 9

Where did Newland Archer visit with his grown son Dallas twenty-six years later?

Choices

  1. Paris ✓
  2. Vienna
  3. Rome
  4. London

Answer: Paris

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