Type : MCQ

Intructions :

Directions: Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.

Question Statement :

The central concern of the unbylined essay was the rise of the Organization Man, an idea that was at that point about a decade old. So-called after a 1956 book of that name, the Organization Man was — for better or worse — the American businessman devoted to his company and striving only for the comfortable conformity of post-war suburban life. The opposition of the Organization Man was the capital-I Individual, of which Lincoln was held up as a shining example.

Which of the following can best be inferred from this passage?

The capital-I Individual was written as a direct opposition to the Organization Man.
The idea of the Organization Man existed before the essay was written.
A person devoted to his company loses his/her individual freedom and identity.
Lincoln opposed the ideas presented in the book, the Organization Man.