The correct answer is: determined.
Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict as well as a dialectical perspective to view social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Marxism analyses society as a complex system, in which the material conditions of existence (e.g., the relations and modes of production) largely determine the general character of the social, political and spiritual processes of life.
In the Marxist view, the material conditions of existence are the “real foundation” on which a superstructure of legal and political institutions, religious beliefs and cultural ideas is built. The superstructure is not independent of the material base, but is determined by it.
Marxism holds that the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. In the earliest societies, there was a class struggle between the freemen and the slaves. In feudal societies, there was a class struggle between the lords and the serfs. In capitalist societies, there is a class struggle between the bourgeoisie (the owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (the workers).
The Marxist view is that the proletariat will eventually overthrow the bourgeoisie and establish a communist society, in which there will be no classes and no exploitation.
In the context of the question, the Marxists contend that man is merely a producing animal who supplies his own needs and whose life is largely determined by economic forces. This means that the way in which people produce their material means of subsistence (i.e., the way in which they work) largely determines the way in which they live their lives.
The other options are not as accurate as “determined”. Option “subordinated” suggests that people are controlled by economic forces, while option “moulded” suggests that people are shaped by economic forces. Option “subjugated” suggests that people are oppressed by economic forces.
In conclusion, the correct answer to the question is “determined”.