The Power of Opium to Suppress Pain and Hunger Made

question 4

Multiple Choice

The power of opium to suppress pain and hunger made it particularly attractive to the ____________ inhabitants of south China.

• A) Non-native and temporary
• B) Wealthy and socially aspiring
• C) Middle-class and medically-trained
• D) Poor and ordinary

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