Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world. 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. what is the purpose of the cause-and-effect structure of this passage? select two options. ☐ to mark important events in the history of sugar ☐ to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery ☐ to compare the labor used for sugar with that used in other industries ☐ to reveal that the reason for sugar’s low price was slavery ☐ to explain how honey led to the discovery of sugar

Explanation:

1. Analyze option "to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery": The passage says sugar set people in motion, including millions as slaves, so the desire for sugar (cheaper product) led to using slaves, this option fits.
2. Analyze option "to reveal that the reason for sugar’s low price was slavery": The passage states sugar was cheaper than honey because it set people in motion (including slaves, brutal labor), so the low price was due to slavery, this option fits.
3. Eliminate "to mark important events in the history of sugar": The passage focuses on cause - effect of sugar's price and slavery, not marking events.
4. Eliminate "to compare the labor used for sugar with that used in other industries": The passage doesn't compare with other industries' labor.
5. Eliminate "to explain how honey led to the discovery of sugar": The passage only compares sugar's price with honey, not honey leading to sugar's discovery.

Answer:

B. to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery
D. to reveal that the reason for sugar’s low price was slavery