The Gilded Age: Wealth, Inequality, and Social Issues

What is the central theme of the passage on the Gilded Age?

• The technological advancements of the late 19th century.

• The impact of political movements on American society.

• The contrast between wealth and poverty and its effects on society.

• The cultural developments in American literature and arts.

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Main idea

What is the author's primary purpose in writing this passage?

• To provide a chronological history of the Gilded Age.

• To analyze the economic policies of the late 19th century.

• To explore the complexities and contradictions of the Gilded Age.

• To argue for the revival of 19th-century industrial practices.

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Author's purpose

Based on the passage, which inference can be made about the labor movements of the Gilded Age?

• They were largely successful in achieving their goals.

• They highlighted the growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

• They were primarily focused on cultural reforms.

• They were led by the wealthy industrialists.

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Evidence and inferences

How is the structure of the passage primarily organized?

• In chronological order of events.

• By contrasting different aspects of the Gilded Age.

• Focusing only on the economic aspects of the era.

• Through biographies of key figures from the era.

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Text structure