Question

select the correct answer.
which of these excerpts is one of the main arguments in jack londons \the human drift\?
○ a. the history of civilization is a history of wandering, sword in hand, in search of food.
○ b. as soon as mans evolution permitted, he made himself better devices for killing than the old natural ones of fang and claw.
○ c. and yet, despite this terrible roll of death, there are to-day alive on the planet a billion and three quarters of human beings.
○ d. and to this day, mans finest creative energy and technical skill are devoted to the same old task of making better and ever better killing weapons.

Explanation:

In "The Human Drift", Jack London argues about the human tendency related to survival and civilization's history. Option A states that the history of civilization is about wandering for food, which aligns with the main argument of human drift related to survival and movement for sustenance. Option B is about making killing devices, Option C is about population despite death, and Option D is about making killing weapons, which are not the main argument about human drift's core related to survival and civilization's history of wandering for food.

Answer:

A. The history of civilization is a history of wandering, sword in hand, in search of food.