The correct answers are options B, C and D.
Marco Polo's cultural context are represented first in the quote about the malik of Homuz who had a castle. <em>Malik </em>means <em>king </em>in Arabic, and the Kingdom of Hormuz existed in the Persian Gulf between the 10th and 17th centuries.
Secondly, the cite about ships which made voyages in twenty days also refers to the cultural framework of Polo's time.
Finally, there is a reference to Saracen people, a term used to mention Muslims in the Middle Ages.
In G. K. Chesterton’s “The Fallacy of Success,” he ascribe to books and articles that claimed to give readers the secrets to achieving great wealth. The bottomline line of all those articles it's not cynicism nor mere business, but mysticism - the horrible mysticism of money.
Explanation:
The black holes are formed when a sun dies.
The sun blasts and it forms a black hole which is in visible to the naked eye.
When something is pulled inside a black hole, the matter is squeezed.
Answer: A. Explain why the only upper classes could afford to drink tea
Explanation:
In the excerpt, McGregor introduces a history of tea, and mentions important historical figures - such as Queen Anne - that drank it. He later mentions Samuel Johnson, a distinguished English writer, who considered himself "a happy addict." What McGregor wanted to achieve by this is to point out that tea consumption first started in the upper class - other people could not afford it.
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