Question

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.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The passage's focus is not on taste superiority but on sugar's historical impact (like slavery), so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: The passage mentions sugar set people in motion (including slaves) and its dark story. Comparing sugar to honey (local, less impactful in terms of global movement/slavery) shows the connection between sugar and slavery, which informs readers. This matches the author's purpose of revealing sugar's history.
3. Analyze Option 3: The passage is about sugar, not honey's impact on society. So this is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option 4: The comparison to steel is a side note about sugar being invented, but the main purpose of comparing to honey is not about sugar's importance as an invention like steel, but about its global/slave - related impact. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. It informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar.