Question

Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.

Poets and writers also explored the impact of the wheel and the changing dynamics between the sexes that it helped bring about. Magazines and some newspapers regularly published poetry and short stories at that time, and cycling was a popular theme. In 1893, poet Madeline S. Bridges celebrated the female cyclist's new freedom by contrasting her with the maidens of the past who used wheels to spin thread.

Which aspect of historical context does this excerpt most reflect?

a development in world events
a development in technology
a shift in national politics
a shift in society and its values

Answer 1

The answer is D.shift in society and its values

Answer 2

Based on the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change, the aspect of historical context it most reflects is a shift in society and its values. It tells the reader that there had been a remarkable change from the woman of the past who were just at home, probably sewing, towards being able to be accomplished cyclists competing with other men.