In Echoes of the Jazz Age, the 'gay elements of society' split between Palm Beach and

• A. Newport
• B. Paris
• C. Riviera
• D. Palm Beach

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how Fitzgerald shows the social world of the Jazz Age as a transatlantic circuit, with elite life split between two glamorous centers. The phrase “gay elements of society” points to the lively, carefree party scene rather than anything about sexuality, and Fitzgerald uses Palm Beach on the American side as the counterpart to a European resort area. The Riviera—referring to the French/Italian Riviera along the Côte d’Azur—captures the same opulent social life but on the European stage, where wealthy Americans joined European high society for leisure and revelry. So the Riviera completes the described pairing, highlighting how the era’s elite moved between Palm Beach and the Riviera for constant entertainment.

Newport is a glamorous East Coast resort but doesn’t serve as the European counterpart to Palm Beach in this context. Paris is a cultural hub rather than the specific resort counterpart meant here, and Palm Beach is the first half of the split, not the completing counterpart.