17 Which of the following statements about the life of industrial working class before the middle of the nineteenth
century is NOT true?
(A) Workers had no choice but to spend wages over the company stores monopolized by the factory owners.
(B) Workers were satisfied with their work condition because some dull, monotonous operation was replaced by
machine.
(C) Workers had to live in smoky and noisy areas near the factories.
(D) Workers had to work in dark and dangerous mines.