Question

1. the factory system required workers to follow the ______ of machines instead of setting their own schedules.

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank question, we need to consider the context of the factory system and workers' schedules in relation to machines. In the factory system, workers had to conform to the rhythm or pace at which machines operated. A suitable word here is "pace" (the original hand - written word seems to be a misspelling, and "pace" fits the context as it refers to the rate or speed at which the machines ran, and workers had to follow this rate instead of their own schedules).

Answer:

pace