Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.

Kalhat is a large city lying inside the gulf which is also Kalhat. It is a fine city on the sea-coast 600 miles north-west of Dhofar. The people are Saracens who worship Mahomet. They are subject to Hormuz; and whenever the malik of Hormuz is at war with neighbors more powerful than himself, he comes to this city, because it is strongly built and situated, so that here he is afraid of no one. No corn is grown here, but it is imported by sea from other places. This city has a very good port, much frequented by merchant ships from India. They find a ready market here for their wares, since it is a centre from which spices and other goods are carried to various inland cities and towns. Many fine war horses are exported from here to India, to the great gain of the merchants. The total number of horses shipped to India from this port and the others I have mentioned is past all reckoning.

Which detail best supports the author's opinion that Kalhat is a secure city?

The malik of Hormuz fears no one when he is in Kalhat.
Ships from India frequent the port in Kalhat.
A large number of war horses are shipped from Kalhat.
Spices and other goods are sold in Kalhat.

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The correct answer to which detail in the excerpt best supports the author's opinion that Kalhat is a secure city is "The Malik of Hormuz fears no one when he is in Kalhat".

The author states that an important person like the Malik of Hormuz goes to Kalhat whenever he is "at war with neighbors more powerful than himself" because the city "is strongly built and situated", thus, he feels entirely protected from enemies and fears no one. By doing that, the author supports his opinion that Kalhat is a secure city, after all, an important and influent character trusts in its safety. So, the correct answer is to which detail in the excerpt best supports the author's opinion about Kalhat's security is " "The Malik of Hormuz fears no one when he is in Kalhat".

The correct answer couldn't be "Ships from India frequent the port in Kalhat" because that doesn't imply, without a context, that the city is safe. That statement could even, if inserted in a different context, imply that due to the frequency of ships in Kalhat it could be considered dangerous. It's not the case, because that author drives the reader into understanding that the port is safe and protected. Still, this sentence alone doesn't support the author's opinion about the fact that the city is secure. Therefore, the correct answer couldn't be "Ships from India frequent the port in Kalhat".

The correct answer couldn't be "A large number of war horses are shipped from Kalhat" because, although this statement might convey that the city is disposed of many war horses and that could mean strong military activity, it doesn't relate this fact with Kalhat's security. So, this answer doesn't support the author's opinion that Kalhat is a secure city.

The correct answer couldn't be "Spices and other goods are sold in Kalhat" because this detail doesn't relate to Kalhat's security, it is much more an observation about the city's commerce. Hence, this answer doesn't support the author's opinion about the city's security.

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in other words the answer is A

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