Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text
Question 5 of 15 • DSD-CR-ELA 12-Term 4
Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the historical significance of the chronometer?
Answer
A
The chronometer for the first time allowed absolutely accurate charting of the oceans, with all that implied for establishing safe and rapid shipping routes.
B
Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle and his subsequent work on evolution pushed human origins...into an unthinkably distant past.
C
Geologists had already demonstrated that the Earth was far older than previously believed, undermining the calculation made by Archbishop Usher.
D
Thanks to clockmakers like Earnshaw, precise and reliable clocks and watches became ever more affordable.