G8 CFA 2 Retest - Colonial Wigs

What can be assumed about the treatment of royalty in the 1600s?

• A. The longer the wigs of royalty, the more the people respected them.

• B. People did not pay much attention to what the kings or queens wore.

• C. If they could manage it, the people wanted to dress and look like royalty.

• D. The people of the land were rebellious and did not submit to their authority.

Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that wearing a colonial wig made physical activity very difficult?

• We associate white wigs with George Washington, but though his friends and neighbors wore them, he carefully powdered his own hair . . .

• These headpieces attained their largest size as periwigs or great wigs in the early 1700s when they crested high on top and fell in long curls down the back and over the shoulders.

• Dressing consisted of careful cleaning and combing and of curling by rolling the hair in curl papers on small heated cylinders of pipe clay.

• All wigs were powdered; even colored ones had their original tint maintained with brown, black, or light-flaxen natural powder.

5. Why did the men and women of colonial days take their wigs off at home?

• The wigs had to be powdered on a set schedule.

• The wigs were uncomfortable and cumbersome.

• The wigs were costly, and they wanted to preserve them.

• The wigs had to be fitted over blocks to keep their shape.

6. Which statement provides an objective summary of the selection?

• Wigs were a great way to care for men’s hair in the 1700s.

• King Louis XIII popularized the use of men’s wigs in the 17th century.

• During the 17th and 18th centuries, various styles of wigs were popularly worn by men in Europe and the colonies.

• The wigs men wore during the 17th and 18th centuries were expensive and required powder to keep their colors fresh.

7. How does the author develop the central idea that the wigs were carefully made? 

• By providing all of the reasons why barbers needed to be careful when crafting the wig.

• By describing in detail the processes by which the barbers made wigs.

• By illustrating examples of different types of wigs.

• By explaining where they found the materials for crafting custom wigs.

9. What is the author’s purpose for writing the selection?

• To explain why the practice of wearing colonial wigs developed, changed, and eventually ceased.

• To educate people about the processes of wearing wigs during colonial times.

• To show how difficult it was to create and wear wigs during the 17th and 18th centuries.

• To demonstrate the differences between men’s practices of wearing wigs and women’s during the 1700s.

10. What effect does the following sentence in the text have on the development of the key concept that the use and style of wigs was influenced by people's feelings about kings, queens, and leaders?

"They abandoned them in the late 1780s when sympathy for the French Revolutionists changed styles." (last paragraph)

• It illustrates how high style magazines and other information was communicated across the ocean.

• It highlights how people looked to royal leaders and those in charge for fashion influence and ideas.

• It contrasts with the early statement that people only wore wigs to show personal style.

• It refines the idea that George Washington was different because he did not wear wigs.