Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The passage implies that American cities in 1974 _________________.

• A. were witnessing the flight of minority populations to the suburbs
• B. had begun to lose their manufacturing sectors
• C. had a traditional four-zone structure
• D. were already experiencing demographic inversion

Answer 1

The correct option is C had a traditional four-zone structure

Option C is the correct answer, i.e., the American cities in 1974 had the traditional four-zone structure. The passage states that the cities were composed of a downtown, a factory district, working class residences and suburban residential ares. The statements of the options A,B and D are not substantiated by the text. Thus, they are incorrect.