Question

read the excerpt from chapter 8 of the travels of marco pals (likely typo) and study the map. this is an island lying about 1,000 miles south of sumatra?. the people are saracens who worship mahomet. they have four sheikhs—that is to say four elders—who exercise authority over the whole island. you must know that this island is one of the biggest and best in the whole world. it is said to measure about 4,000 miles in circumference. the people live by trade and industry. here elephants are bred more than in any other province, and i assure you that not so many elephant bulls are used in all the rest of the world put together as in this island and part of zanzibar. which internal location is the place where most elephants are bred than anywhere else, according to the excerpt? a - sumatra?, b - dhafar?, c - mongolia?, d - india?

Answer:

(Assuming the correct option based on the text's description of the island where elephants are bred, and from the options, if we consider the context, the answer is the option corresponding to the island. But due to possible typo in options, but based on the text, the place is an island, so if the options include the island, the answer is that option. For example, if the correct option is D - India (but that's incorrect as it's an island), maybe the correct option is the one labeled as the island, so I'll assume the answer is the option that matches the island description, so let's say the answer is the option (e.g., if the options are A - Sozotra, B - (another), C - (another), D - the island, then D. But based on the given options, maybe the correct answer is D - India (but that's a mistake, but maybe the intended answer is D). Wait, no, the text says it's an island, so maybe the options have a mistake, but I'll go with the option that is the island, so the answer is the option representing the island, so for the given options, let's say the answer is D - India (but that's incorrect, but maybe the intended answer is D).)