For this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. He got a job by paying hush money.

The expression "hush money" refers to a payment made to someone to keep them quiet - typically to prevent them from revealing compromising or damaging information. It is, by definition, a form of bribery: money exchanged not for legitimate services, but to secure silence or compliance through corrupt means.

In the sentence, "He got a job by paying hush money" means the person used a corrupt payment - a bribe - to obtain the job. The money was not a legitimate fee but an illicit payment to someone who could influence the hiring outcome.

Being "induced" to get the job would mean someone else persuaded him, which reverses the direction of the action. Paying an "exorbitant fee" suggests a legitimate but overpriced payment, not a corrupt one. Being "paid for the job" describes receiving wages, which is unrelated to how the job was obtained.

The correct meaning is that he bribed to get the job.