1

3.1.3 Quiz Understand Writing in the Age of Discovery

Question 2 of 10

2 Points

During the Age of Discovery, what was a common reason rulers sent

explorers to unknown lands?

O

O

A. They wanted to bring aid to suffering people in foreign lands.

B. They wanted to expand their power in the world.

O

C. They wanted to learn more about foreign religions so they could

introduce them to their countries.

O

D. They wanted to develop more efficient ways to travel.

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

The book the lord of the rings by j r r tolkien, in which the main character must go on a journey to destroys magic ring, is an expample of which plot archetype

Which of the following statements would most encourage productive conflict? select all that apply.