Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia

Question 1

Question 1

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B: swallowing

Question 2

Which words from the passage help to create a dark or grim tone?

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D: callused, scorching, prowls

Question 3

Question 3

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Question 4

Which words from the passage best support the author’s purpose?

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A: tired, toils, poor

Question 5

What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph?

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C: Plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge.

Question 6

How does the authors’ word choice contribute to the claim in this passage?

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D: The repetition and connotations of words emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless.

Question 7

What are the effects of the words chosen by the authors of Sugar Changed the World? Check all that apply.

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B: They create sympathy for the living conditions of enslaved Africans.; D: They compare the lives of enslaved people with the lives of free people.; E: They provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.

Question 8

Question 8

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C: consuming greedily

Sugar Changed the World, Part 3: Word Choice and Multimedia Answers

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