17. In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to
contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth-century England
indicate the inadequacy of historiographical approaches to eighteenth-century English history
give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth-century England
support the contention that key questions about eighteenth-century consumerism remain to be answered
compare one historians interest in luxury goods such as pottery to another historians interest in luxury services such as musical festivals
18. Which of the following items, if preserved from eighteenth-century England, would provide an example of the kind of documents mentioned in lines 16-17?
A written agreement between a supplier of raw materials and a supplier of luxury goods
A diary that mentions luxury goods and services purchased by its author
A theater ticket stamped with the date and name of a particular play
A payroll record from a company that produced luxury goods such as pottery
A newspaper advertisement describing luxury goods and services available at a seaside resort
19. According to the passage, Thompson attributes to laboring people in eighteenth-century England which of the following attitudes toward capitalist consumerism?
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