Question

Which of the following statements best describes most lower-income people living in cities?

A. Many were paid high wages and worked fewer hours.
B. They lived in tenements and worked in factories.
C. Most lived in suburbs and worked as managers.

Answer 1

The answer is:
B. They lived in tenements and worked in factories.
Tenements are a form of low priced housing that became very popular within the lower class. Factory jobs typically payed very poorly, but required little to no skill. With no requirement for formal education, these types of jobs quickly became populated by the lower class.

Answer 2

B. They lived in [over-crowded and dirty] tenements and worked in factories

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