Question

select the best evidence to support the statement \john harvard did not anticipate that a university would be named after him.\ there may be more than one correct choice.

john harvard did not found harvard university, as is commonly believed. the puritans founded it collectively in 1636 with a public grant of four hundred pounds for the purpose of training young ministers of the gospel. the university, however, honors the name of john harvard, a butchers son and a graduate of cambridge university. he died in 1638 of tuberculosis, bequeathing a modest sum of money along with four hundred books—his entire library—to the institution. little did young harvard dream of the fame to be attached to his name for this modest act of charity. and even less could he have dreamed that his little library of four hundred books would one day increase to more than eight million.

from george w. givens, 500 little - known facts in u.s. history. copyright 2006 by george w. givens

Explanation:

To support the statement that John Harvard didn't anticipate a university being named after him, we analyze the text. The key sentences are: "Little did young Harvard dream of the fame to be attached to his name for this modest act of charity. And even less could he have dreamed that his little library of four hundred books would one day increase to more than eight million." These show he had no idea about the future fame and the growth of the library, implying he didn't expect the university to be named after him. Also, he died in 1638, and the university was founded in 1636 (by Puritans), so he couldn't have foreseen the naming.

Answer:

The relevant evidence is: "Little did young Harvard dream of the fame to be attached to his name for this modest act of charity. And even less could he have dreamed that his little library of four hundred books would one day increase to more than eight million." (Also, the fact that he died in 1638 and the university was founded in 1636 by Puritans, so he couldn't have anticipated the naming.)