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Read the passage from "Arachne and Athena" Part 1.
What does Arachne want in the passage?
The goddess nodded and turned to Arachne. "What in
the world could you teach me? Do you really think that
your weaving is better than mine?"
O to be thought of as a better weaver than Athena
O to be challenged to a contest by Athena
O to be respected for her weaving by her mother
O to be respected by her mother for being brave
Arachne's face grew red. However, she refused to be
ashamed of the words she had said. So, she tipped her
nose into the air. "Yes, I do," she said.

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a