Many People Became Instant Millionaires During the So-Called Dot-Com Boom

question 134

Multiple Choice

Many people became instant millionaires during the so-called dot-com boom of the late 1990s, although we usually think of social mobility as a result of individual effort. This is an example of

• A) structural mobility.
• B) wise investing.
• C) savvy technological genius.
• D) horizontal mobility.

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Definitions:

Cyanobacteria

A phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis and are known for their role in the Earth's early atmosphere's oxygenation.

Mosasaur

A group of extinct, large marine reptiles resembling large lizards that lived during the Late Cretaceous period and are known from fossil records.

Plesiosaur

Ancient marine reptiles with long necks and flippers, which lived during the time of the dinosaurs, in the Mesozoic Era.

Pterosaur

Extinct flying reptiles that existed during the age of dinosaurs, distinct for their winged structure formed by a membrane stretching from an elongated fourth finger to their legs.