Question

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

The year is 326 B.C. Alexander the Great stands at the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. For a decade he and his Greek soldiers have been battling their way across the known world, defeating even the mighty Persians, rulers of Asia. Alexander's string of victories only feeds his hunger to conquer all, to know all. But his men balk. Tired of fighting, homesick, they refuse to go on. Alexander realizes he cannot continue to conquer Asia, but he is too curious to stop exploring. He has already built a fleet of eight hundred ships, appointed his close friend Nearchus captain, and sent them to investigate the coast of lndia by sea.

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

Answer 1

Answer:

Alexander the Great continued exploring even though his Greek soldiers quit.

Answer 2

Answer:

The statement that best summarizes this passage is Alexander the Great continued exploring even though his Greek soldiers quit.

Explanation:

It is mention in this passage the intense necessity of Alexander to explore the unknown, the three main points around this topic are the soldiers quitting, Alexander's negative to stop and his change of direction leading now to India the sentences that show that information are: " his men balk", "he is too curious to stop exploring" and "sent them to investigate the coast of India by sea"