Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world.
but there is another story as well. information about
sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great
civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact,
while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of
slavery, the global connections that sugar brought
about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human
freedom.
how do the details in this passage support the authors
purpose?
○ the details about the expansion of sugar inform
readers about how widespread the use of sugar was.
○ the details about human knowledge inform readers
about how humans learned about sugar.
○ the details about ideas and global connections
persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple
consequences.
○ the details about the spread of information about
sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Explanation:

The passage states that sugar caused the expansion of slavery and also fostered ideas of human freedom, showing multiple consequences. The third option says details about ideas and global connections (from sugar) persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences, which matches. The first option focuses only on sugar’s spread, not the multiple impacts. The second is about human knowledge of sugar, not the author’s purpose. The fourth is about entertaining with travel stories, which is incorrect.

Answer:

C. The details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences.