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Which of the following best fits in the blank?
Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, took a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The consequences of this violent catastrophe were many. A cessation of wars and a sudden slump in trade immediately followed but were only of short duration. A more lasting and serious consequence was the drastic reduction of the amount of land under cultivation, due to the deaths of so many labourers. This proved to be the ruin of many landowners. The shortage of labour compelled them to substitute wages or money rents in place of labour services in an effort to keep their tenants. There was also a general rise in wages for artisans and peasants. These changes brought a new __________ to the hitherto rigid stratification of society.

fluidity

violence

medicine

boundary

monarchy

빈칸에는 “fluidity”(유동성)가 알맞다.
“hitherto rigid stratification of society”(지금까지 경직되어 있던 사회 계층)와 대비되며, 노동력 부족으로 지주가 임금·지대를 도입하고 임금이 오른 변화가 계층의 유동성을 가져왔다는 흐름이다.
“violence”(폭력): 임금 상승 등 사회경제적 변화의 결과로 제시되지 않았다.
“medicine”(의학): 지문에서 다루지 않는다.
“boundary”(경계): 경직된 계층에 새 경계가 생긴다는 뜻이 되어 흐름과 맞지 않는다.
“monarchy”(군주제): 지문에서 다루지 않는다.