Question

read the excerpt from chapter 8 of the travels of marco polo. now that i have given you this second - hand account of the gryphon bird, let me add that the great khan sent special emissaries here to learn about these islands, and again to treat for the release of a previous emissary who had been detained as a captive. and these later emissaries, and the other who had been held captive, had much to tell him of the marvels of these strange islands. i assure you that they brought back with them the tusks of a wild boar of monstrous size. he had one of them weighed and found that its weight was 14 lb. you may infer for yourselves what must have been the size of the boar that had such tusks as this. indeed they declare that some of these boars are as big as buffaloes. there are also giraffes in plenty, and wild asses too. altogether their beasts and birds are so different from ours that it is a marvel to hear tell of them and a greater which details from the text best support the author’s purpose to inform the reader that the islands are amazing to him? select three options. ☐ there are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands. ☐ the wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks. ☐ the gryphon birds are monstrous in size. ☐ the account of the gryphon bird is second - hand. ☐ the islanders call the gryphons “rukhs.”

Explanation:

1. For "There are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands": The text says "There are also giraffes in plenty, and wild asses too", showing unique animal life, supporting the islands being amazing.
2. For "The wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks": The text describes wild boars as "as big as buffaloes" and with tusks weighing 14 lb, highlighting their unusual size, supporting the amazing nature.
3. For "The gryphon birds are monstrous in size": The text gives a second - hand account of gryphon birds and implies their amazing nature through the emissaries' reports, and the description of their size (along with other strange creatures) supports the islands being amazing. The option about the gryphon bird account being second - hand just tells about the source, not the amazingness of the islands. The option about the islanders' name for gryphons is just a naming detail, not about the islands' amazingness.

Answer:

• There are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands.
• The wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks.
• The gryphon birds are monstrous in size.