Question

multiple - choice question mark twain coined the phrase \gilded age\ to represent? all the gold discovered during the era. how prosperous everyone became during the era. the corruption behind the prosperity of the era.

Explanation:

The Gilded Age in U.S. history had a surface - level of prosperity and growth, but beneath it was widespread political corruption and economic inequality, which is what Mark Twain was highlighting with the term.

Answer:

C. the corruption behind the prosperity of the era.