NYC and West Egg/East Egg
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- Q1Which area in 'The Great Gatsby' is known for being wealthy, sophisticated, and glamorous?East EggBrooklynWest EggHarlem30s
- Q2In 'The Great Gatsby', which area is portrayed as the more fashionable and elegant of the two Eggs?Greenwich VillageWest EggEast EggThe Bronx30s
- Q3Which area in 'The Great Gatsby' is home to characters with established wealth and social status, such as the Buchanans?West EggBattery ParkEast EggConey Island30s
- Q4In 'The Great Gatsby', which Egg signifies a place where people acquire wealth through hard work and entrepreneurship rather than inherit it?Hell's KitchenUpper West SideWest EggEast Egg30s
- Q5In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', which fictional locations represent the wealthy and elite in society?West Egg and East EggHollywood and Beverly HillsBrooklyn and Staten IslandCentral Park and Broadway30s
- Q6In 'The Great Gatsby', which of the two fictional locations is home to those with 'new money'?West EggCentral ParkBrooklynEast Egg30s
- Q7In 'The Great Gatsby', which of the two fictional locations is home to those with 'old money'?ManhattanQueensWest EggEast Egg30s
- Q8What is the main difference between West Egg and East Egg in 'The Great Gatsby'?East Egg is located in Manhattan while West Egg is in BrooklynWest Egg is known for 'new money' while East Egg is known for 'old money'East Egg is where Gatsby lives while West Egg is where the Buchanans resideWest Egg is smaller than East Egg30s
- Q9Where does Jay Gatsby live in 'The Great Gatsby'?West EggEast EggNorth EggSouth Egg30s
- Q10What was the nickname given to New York City during the 1920s?The City That Never SleepsThe Big AppleThe Roaring TwentiesThe Concrete Jungle30s
- Q11Which neighborhood in New York City became known as the center of African American culture and intellectualism during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s?Upper East SideBrooklyn HeightsGreenwich VillageHarlem30s
- Q12What is a speakeasy?A science fiction term for a spaceshipAn illegal bar or nightclub that sells alcoholic beveragesA formal event for high school studentsA type of dance party30s
- Q13How did patrons typically gain entry to a speakeasy?By performing a secret handshake with the doormanBy providing a special password or knocking on a nondescript doorBy making a reservation onlineBy showing a government-issued identification30s
- Q14What kind of music was commonly heard in speakeasies?ClassicalHeavy MetalCountryJazz30s
- Q15What was the purpose of using a decoy front for many speakeasies?To disguise the illegal alcohol-selling operationTo provide a safe space for political discussionsTo entertain patrons with a magic showTo attract more customers with a unique concept30s