When an industry was monopolized by one company or trust during the gilded age, what happened to workers’ wages? workers often earned more because fewer businesses were competing for their services. workers often earned less because more businesses were competing for their services. workers often earned more because more businesses were competing for their services. workers often earned less because fewer businesses were competing for their services.

What effect did the enclosure acts have on people’s working lives? a. changes brought about by the acts prevented large farmers from taking lands from smaller farmers. b. small farmers could no longer work on common lands and had to move to cities for work. c. peasants started working on enclosed lands and soon became wealthy because of higher wages. d. landowners forced peasants to build roads and bridges as part of the new enclosure laws.

Before they can be published, scientific papers must be peer-reviewed. this means that: a) some other scientific experts read the papers and guarantee that they are true.b) some other scientific experts read the papers and provide quality control by eliminating many mistakes.c) an editor reads the papers, to make sure that all the semicolons are in the correct places.d) everyone in the world is given the opportunity to comment on the papers through a specially maintainedblog.e) government bureaucrats read the papers, to be sure that the papers do not insult the political positions ofthe current officeholders.

Match the word to an antonym. 1. hate evil 2. good knowledge 3. sad short 4. sunset love 5. courteous gigantic 6. minuscule dawn 7. long wise 8. imprudent happy 9. cowardice rude