Read the excerpt from part 2 of the odyssey.

take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,
throw open all the pens, and make a run for it?
we'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. we say
put out again on good salt water! '
how sound that was! yet i refused. i wished
to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.

what theme is supported by the excerpt?

a]it is important to see new sights.

b]people should indulge their curiosities.

c]it is wise to follow the counsel of trusted friends.

d]people should trust their instincts.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

There are over 400,000 honeybee hives in britain run by 44,000 professional beekeepers. select the best answer from the choices provided true false

The victorian era is known as the age of