The Common Ideology of a Class System States That Success

question 53

Multiple Choice

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth result mainly from

• A)sheer luck.
• B)family background.
• C)flaws in society.
• D)personal talent and effort.

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Definitions:

Focus

A specific point used in the definition of conic sections, such as the vertex of a parabola or one of the two fixed points in an ellipse or hyperbola.

Standard Form

A way to write numbers using the digits 0-9, where each digit has its place value; in linear equations, Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are integers.

Ellipse

A curve on a plane that surrounds two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for every point on the curve.

Major Axis

The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through its center and both foci.