E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. We can infer from the passage that Henry Ford revolutionized American industry by
A) producing automobiles everyone could afford
B) preaching socialist values to his own employees
C) setting new standards in wages and working hours
D) making people work in factories from 8 to 9 hours each day
E) supporting consumers although he himself was a manufacturer
2. The principal motivation behind Ford's pay scheme was
A) to attract skillful workers from other companies
B) to make other wealthy business owners help the poor
C) to redistribute wealth by giving more money to the poor
D) to eliminate the need for charitable organizations
E) to create a larger market for mass-produced goods
3. The passage informs us that, before Henry Ford's innovations, American businessmen
A) depended heavily on the middle class both as employees and as customers
B) refused to pay workers more than $2.34 for each nine-hour shift of work
C) were well-known for their generosity and concern for poor people
D) believed in making profit margins high by keeping wages low
E) didn't devote much effort to the concept of producing high quality goods
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