Question

choose the best answer.
___ were entities created for the pooling of investors.
○ businesses
○ agreements
○ corporations
○ monopolies

choose the best answer.
big corporations often forced smaller companies out of business to eliminate ___.
○ competition
○ work
○ politicians
○ opportunity

Explanation:

First Question

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "Businesses" is a broad term and not specifically for pooling investors.
• "Agreements" are contracts, not entities for pooling investors.
• "Corporations" are legal entities that can pool investors' funds (e.g., through stocks).
• "Monopolies" are about market control, not investor pooling.

So the correct answer is Corporations.

Analyzing the options:

• "Competition": Big corporations forcing smaller ones out reduces competing firms.
• "Work": Not related to forcing companies out.
• "Politicians": Irrelevant to business competition context.
• "Opportunity": Not the main reason for eliminating smaller companies (focus is on competition).

So the correct answer is competition.

Answer:

C. Corporations

Second Question