45. The word "means" in line 6 is closest in meaning to (A) advantages (B) probability (C) method (D) qualifications

49. According to the passage, early-twentiethcentury education reformers believed that (A) different groups needed different kinds of education (B) special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them (C) corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress (D) more women should be involved in education and industry