ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Based on the information in the passage, what can you figure out about Milton Hershey?
A
He was a selfish person.
B
He was a miser.
C
He was honest.
D
He was persistent and generous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hershey Chocolate Company He wanted to make a huge chocolate factory where he could mass produce chocolate so it would be both delicious and affordable for the average person. He got the idea of building a factory in the country, but where would the workers live?

Detailed explanation-2: -1. Milton Hershey, who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company, was a Pennsylvania Dutch Mennonite who quit school at 13 years of age. He began an apprenticeship at age 15 with a master confectioner in nearby Lancaster, PA. Four years later, Hershey borrowed $150 from his aunt to start his own candy shop in Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Excited by the potential of milk chocolate, which at that time was a Swiss luxury product, Milton Hershey determined to develop a formula for milk chocolate and market and sell it to the American public. Through trial and error he created his own formula for milk chocolate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Milton Hershey made his mark as a successful confectioner, philanthropist and innovator. But Milton was by no means an overnight success story, nor did his achievements come without their hardships. In fact, his first two candy companies were met with failure.

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