Question

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b. part a in \the value of a sherpa life,\ schaffer explains that people on an expedition express sorrow if a sherpa dies. he then writes, but after sorrow should come an acknowledgement of the deep sense of responsibility that is tied in to hiring somebody to do such a dangerous job - for an end result thats ultimately meaningless. which answer choice best restates his point in the quotation? a. people who hire sherpas to take risks are responsible for their deaths. b. people who hire sherpas to take risks have extra responsibility to them. c. climbers who take risks will be sorry, because climbing is meaningless. d. climbers who hire sherpas should think about the risks of the climb. part b which of the following quotations most clearly reinforces the point in part a? a. increasingly, the pinnacle of adventure tourism - the summit of everest - comes at too steep a cost. b. but shutting the industry down would anger the outfitters, clients, and, most of all, the sherpas. c. whats left instead after a sherpas death is a patchwork of charity, in which some families find help from climbers to send their kids to school and others dont. d. \our team is overwhelmed with sadness. our prayers go out to his family at this extremely difficult time. tea lights have been lit, we hang our heads in sorrow.\

Explanation:

• Part A:
• The original quote emphasizes that after sorrow (for a Sherpa's death), there should be an acknowledgment of the responsibility tied to hiring someone for a dangerous job (climbing Everest which is ultimately meaningless). Option b “People who hire Sherpas to take risks have extra responsibility to them” best restates this. Option a is too extreme (saying responsible for their deaths), option c mis - attributes the sorrow (it's about Sherpas' deaths, not climbers' own risks), and option d is too general (not about responsibility).
• Part B:
• Option a “Increasingly, the pinnacle of adventure tourism—the summit of Everest—comes at too steep a cost” reinforces the idea that hiring Sherpas (for the “pinnacle” of climbing Everest) has a significant (costly, in terms of Sherpas' risks) and somewhat “meaningless” (as an adventure tourism activity) aspect, which ties in with the responsibility idea in Part A. Option b is about not shutting down the industry, option c is about charity after death (not responsibility/hiring cost), and option d is just about sorrow (not the underlying responsibility/cost of hiring).

Answer:

• Part A: b. People who hire Sherpas to take risks have extra responsibility to them.
• Part B: a. Increasingly, the pinnacle of adventure tourism—the summit of Everest—comes at too steep a cost.