Question

in the late nineteenth century, the financial gap between the rich and the poor in the u.s. was growing wider. activist elizabeth magie was concerned about the way in which greed was driving the economy. magie supported georgism, a philosophy that called for the redistribution of wealth through property taxes. she delivered lectures about georgism and the consequences of greed, but she wanted to reach people in a more widespread way. thus, she created a board game called the landlord’s game. although it was published in 1906, it did not become famous until one of its players, charles darrow, sold his version to parker brothers nearly three decades later. the company released the game, now called monopoly, in 1935. select all the details that are included in the text. detail text 1 darrow said he was the original creator of monopoly, although he was not. darrow sold his version of the landlord’s game to parker brothers. magie wanted people to learn about the effects of greed. the landlord’s game was created by magie.

Explanation:

• The first detail about Darrow claiming to be the original creator is not mentioned in the text.
• The second detail matches the text: "one of its players, Charles Darrow, sold his version to Parker Brothers nearly three decades later."
• The third detail matches the text: "Activist Elizabeth Magie was concerned about the way in which greed was driving the economy... She delivered lectures about Georgism and the consequences of greed, but she wanted to reach people in a more widespread way."
• The fourth detail matches the text: "Thus, she created a board game called The Landlord's Game."

Answer:

• Darrow sold his version of The Landlord's Game to Parker Brothers.
• Magie wanted people to learn about the effects of greed.
• The Landlord's Game was created by Magie.