Question 647 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.Another familiar disease is malaria, which Elizabethans refer to as ague or fever. You might associate this with more tropical countries of the modern world but in marshy areas in sixteenth-century England, such as the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Fens, the Norfolk Broads, and Romney Marsh in Kent, it kills thousands. No one suspects that it has anything to do with mosquitoes; rather people believe it is the corrupted air
Answer
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It proves that malaria is spread by mosquitoes in swampy areas.
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It gives a detailed description of the area known as Romney Marsh.
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It explains Elizabethan misconceptions about the spread of malaria.
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It compares common malaria symptoms to influenza symptoms.
Explanation
The excerpt says malaria kills thousands in marshy parts of England, but Elizabethans do not connect it to mosquitoes. Instead, they believe it comes from “corrupted air.” This explains their mistaken understanding of how malaria spreads, so the correct choice is “It explains Elizabethan misconceptions about the spread of malaria.”
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