Question

which two quotations from the text, taken together, best support this inference? choose 2 answers: a “for many years, the greatest threat facing long - distance sailors was neither fierce pirates nor wild storms—it was scurvy, a dangerous illness caused by lack of vitamin c.” b “in fact, it’s estimated that between the 16th and 18th centuries, over two million sailors died of the disease.” c “and because vitamins wouldn’t be identified until the 1800s, doctors before that time failed to understand that vitamin c deficiency was responsible for sailors’ scurvy.” d “eighteenth - century scottish surgeon james lind was determined to devise a cure for scurvy and so scoured existing medical literature and seafarers’ accounts.” e “in 1753, lind conducted an experiment illuminating the benefits of citrus fruit in curing scurvy.”

Explanation:

Quotation A sets the context by stating scurvy was a major threat to long - distance sailors. Quotation B provides data on the high number of sailor deaths due to scurvy, reinforcing the significance of the threat mentioned in A. Together, they best support the idea that scurvy was a serious problem for sailors.

Answer:

A. “For many years, the greatest threat facing long - distance sailors was neither fierce pirates nor wild storms—it was scurvy, a dangerous illness caused by lack of vitamin C.”
B. “In fact, it’s estimated that between the 16th and 18th centuries, over two million sailors died of the disease.”