Check Your Understanding: Historical Context (TGG)

How did Fitzgerald describe the Jazz Age?

• An age of miracles, art, excess, and satire

• An age of technology, innovation, and discovery

• An age of war, peace, and diplomacy

• An age of literature, music, and dance

When was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald born?

• September 24, 1896

• September 24, 1895

• September 24, 1897

• September 24, 1898

What was the profession of the person after whom Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was named?

• A novelist

• An author of a famous anthem

• A president

• A musician

What was the social status of Fitzgerald's parents?

• Wealthy

• Middle-class

• Poor with some social status

• Very poor with no social status

Who helped finance Fitzgerald's tuition at the private Catholic boarding school?

• His mother

• His father

• An elderly aunt

• A family friend

What was the name of the private Catholic boarding school that Fitzgerald attended in New Jersey?

• The Princeton School

• The Newman School

• The Fitzgerald Academy

• The Jersey Catholic School

In what year did Fitzgerald attend Princeton University?

• 1910

• 1913

• 1915

• 1918

How was Princeton University viewed at the time Fitzgerald attended?

• As a public institution

• As a training ground for the American middle class

• As a training ground for the American upper class

• As a technical college

What background did Fitzgerald come from?

• Academic excellence

• Financial stability

• Financial anxiety

• Athletic prominence

For which society did Fitzgerald excel in his writings while his grades were low?

• Princeton Triangle Club Dramatic Society

• Princeton Literary Society

• Princeton Debate Club

• Princeton Historical Society