Question

Along with his scorn for other classes, Qin Shihuangdi failed to consider the concerns of the average peasant. Which of the following most aggravated them?

a. Economic policies that favored trade
b. Paranoia that led to the persecution of officials
c. Massive conscription for public works
d. Taxation that favored scholars and bureaucrats

Answer 1

The option that most aggravated them was his "c. Massive conscription for public works," since this oversight was viewed as being the most detrimental to the economy as a whole.