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WorksheetsThe curious history of men in heels: google arts and culture
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
How did heeled footwear help military campaigns?
It made people taller
It made it easier for walking
It helped horseback riders improve their use of weapons by hooking into a stirrup
it helped warriors stomp loudly
Which region did heeled shoes most likely originate from?
The East
The West
The North
The South
Which feature of Persian riding shoes did Europeans not adopt
leather covering
metal banding on the heel
leather breasted from the sole across the front
When did European men become interested in wearing heels?
The turn of the 14th century
the turn of the 15th century
the turn of the 16th century
the turn of the 17th century
How did trendsetting "mannish women" masculinize their attire in the 17th century?
They wore broad brimmed hats with plumes
They carried weaponry
They cut their hair short in manly styles
They wore heeled footwaer
Why were heels impractical when not riding a horse?
The heeled shoe sank into the muck
They made loud slapping noises
They were a symbol of power
They made people taller
How did the French court of King Louis XIV express political privilege?
through fashion
refined dress
elegant heels covered in red leather
high heels
The height of the heel in the 17th century expressed what?
How well to do the wearer was
How old the wearer was
What did the red shoes of early Christian emperors of Byzantium signify?
humility
wealth
holiness
power
In the 17th century men's and women's heels began to differentiate in which way?
stacked leather
covered leather
thickness or broadness of the heel
At the turn of the 18th century, the high heel was abandoned by most men. Why?
the ideal thought that men were enlightened with rational thought and women were deficient of reason and unfit for education
concerns about appropriate behavior and dress for men and women
fashioned was viewed as frivolous
heels were viewed as effeminate
Who helped inaugurate a change in men's attire so that men's dress was more uniform like a three piece suit.
French King Louis the XIV
English King Charles II
Queen Elizabeth I
In the 1820's -1840's what was one way a man could conceal his short stature
sitting in a tall chair
riding a tall bicycle
surrounding himself with shorter people
hiding heeled boots under his trousers
In the second half of the 19th century heeled boots would become central to images of what
heroic masculinity
westward expansion
manliness
rugged individualism
Sparked by the Peacock Revolution, these 1970's elevated boots gave men incredible heights and touted men's confidence and masculinity reminiscent of King Louis XIV despite thoughts of cultural gender bending.
platform boots
high heels
tap shoes
cowboy boots
There is an interesting debate about men wearing heels to gain height but not wanting to be effeminate. This is because recent studies have linked height to what?
higher wages
success
career advancement
