Question 1340 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.But be careful if you adopt a partial regime: heavy fines are levied for eating meat on nonmeat days. The standard fine is £3 or three months imprisonment, but in 1561 a London butcher slaughtering three oxen in Lent is fined £20. Fines can be levied on the head of a household for every single member who breaks the fast, so if you have lots of servants, make sure they all obey the law.
Answer
A
It allows the reader to personally experience the effects of hunger during Elizabethan England.
B
It puts the reader in the place of the Elizabethan who has to pay fines for eating meat.
C
It explains to the reader which types of food were acceptable during Lent.
D
It describes the difficulties of being the head of an Elizabethan household.
Explanation
The excerpt speaks directly to the reader, warning that “you” could face a fine or imprisonment for eating meat on a nonmeat day. This second-person point of view places the reader in the position of an Elizabethan who must obey the fasting laws and pay penalties for breaking them. It does not describe the physical effects of hunger or list acceptable foods.
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