501 Critical Reading Questions

d.
Lizzie Magie tried to sell her game to George Parker.
e.
The Landlord’s Game was popular with Quakers.
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39.
Why did Mrs. Phillips sell her patent to Parker Brothers?
a.
So a large company would market her game and spread the
word about Henry George’s single tax theory.
b.
So she could make money.
c.
So The Landlord’s Game could compete with Monopoly.
d.
So the truth would be told about Charles Darrow.
e.
So she would become famous.
40.
All of the following questions can be explicitly answered on the
basis of the passage EXCEPT
a.
Why did Lizzie Magie invent The Landlord’s Game?
b.
Was was the object of The Landlord’s Game?
c.
What were some of the properties on The Landlord’s Game
board?