Question

when the speaker asks, in \to sir toby,\ \is wealth thus got, sir toby; worth your pains,\ he asks sir toby if his wealth is worth the pain, torture and sorrow associated with
a piracy
b impressment
c slavery
d highway robbery
e revolution

Explanation:

The poem "To Sir Toby" by James Weldon Johnson is about the trans - Atlantic slave trade. The speaker is questioning if the wealth obtained through the slave trade (which involved great pain, torture, and sorrow for the enslaved) is worth it. Piracy (A) is robbery at sea; impressment (B) is forcing people into military service; highway robbery (D) is robbery on land; revolution (E) is a violent overthrow of a government. None of these are as directly related to the pain and sorrow in the context of the poem as slavery.

Answer:

C. slavery