Read this excerpt from the adventures of robinson crusoe: . .i was very loth to sell [xury], who had assisted me so faithfully in procuring my own [freedom]. however, when i let [the captain] know my reason, . . [he] offered me this medium, that he would give the boy an obligation to set him free in ten years, if he turned christian. what does this passage reveal about the times defoe was writing about? a. slavery was more common among christians than other people. b. europeans believed christians had more value than other people. c. slavery was more common at sea than it was on land. d. europeans were troubled by the existence of slavery.
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The "most dangerous game" is a short story about a hunter, rainsford, who ends up getting hunted himself on ship-trap island by another man. this passage is part of the story's exposition. what technique does the author use to foreshadow the plot twist which is to come? a) the humor that the men share at the beginning of the story changes into tragedy and horror in an ironic way. b) whitney's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way. c) whitney's inability to see the island, even though he is known to have great vision, foreshadows his blindness about hunting. d) rainsford's lack of empathy for the hunted foreshadows that he will have to learn how the hunted feels-- the hard way.