Questions about Bellamy, Looking Backward, ch. 12 1. Which of the...

Questions about Bellamy, Looking Backward, ch. 12

1. Which of the following statements are true of the society described in Bellamy's book, based on what is said in chapter 12?

(More than one answer might be correct, so consider selecting more than one. And for this particular question, you need to pay attention to Paragraphs 1-15.)

a. After having spent time in the unclassified grade of common laborers, most people are able to skip the stage of being apprentices.

b. The three classes are often subdivided into two grades.

c. One of the advantages of being admitted into a high grade is that one can participate in electing the leaders of the country.

d. If someone does not get promoted during one of the periodical regradings, it's still possible that she'll receive a prize of some sort.

e. Given that promotion requires general excellence of record as a worker, a significant portion of the population remains in the lowest class of the industrial army for approximately four years.