Which is NOT true of the Eiffel Tower?
a. It was an emblem of modernism.
b. It changed the way people saw reality.
c. It represented Eiffel’s distaste for French history.
d. It was a demonstration of France’s industrial power.
e. It offered a view of Paris that had rarely been seen before.
c. It represented Eiffel’s distaste for French history.
a. Incorrect. The Eiffel Tower was an emblem of the values of modernism.
b. Incorrect. The Eiffel Tower did change the way people saw reality.
c. Correct. The Eiffel Tower did not represent a distaste for French history; conversely, it was designed to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution.
d. Incorrect. In his proposal, the creator of the structure, Gustave Eiffel, said of that it would be a “dazzling demonstration of France’s industrial power.”
e. Incorrect. The Eiffel Tower offered a view of Paris that had only been seen previously by a few balloonists.
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