PrepTest 101, Section 4, Question 24
Two impressive studies have reexamined Eric Williams' conclusion(454 more words not shown)
According to Eltis, low wages(15 more words not shown)
- Aprotect laborers against(3 more words not shown)
- Bcounter the move(4 more words not shown)
- Censure a cheap(4 more words not shown)
- Densure that the(5 more words not shown)
- Eensure that products(15 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
To keep workers working—and keep them cheap. Paragraph 3 says low wages and harsh vagrancy laws sought to keep British workers productive. Industrious means hardworking. The next sentence connects acceptance of coercion to keeping labor costs low, so both productivity and cost belong in our prediction.
Working the answers
- A
Pressuring workers through low wages and harsh laws isn't presented as protecting them from employers.
- B
The enslavement proposals are another example of acceptance of coercion, not something these practices were designed to prevent.
- CCorrect
Productive matches industriousness, and cheap matches low wages and the desire to keep labor costs down.
- D
Making workers work harder isn't the same as eliminating unemployment. No goal of ensuring everyone has a job is stated.
- E
The practices concern British workers and competitive British exports. They aren't described as helping colonial products compete against products made in Britain.
More Detail questions
Learn the LSAT our way
Our platform drills Detail questions at your level and adjusts as you improve.