Question

one day in 1819, 3,000 miles off the coast of chile, in one of the most remote regions of the pacific ocean, 20 american sailors watched their ship flood with seawater. theyd been struck by a sperm whale, which had ripped a catastrophic hole in the ships hull. as their ship began to sink beneath the swells, the men huddled together in three small whaleboats. these men were 10,000 miles from home, more than 1,000 miles from the nearest scrap of land. in their small boats, they carried only rudimentary navigationa equipment and limited supplies of food and water. these were the men of the whaleship essex, whose story later inspire parts of moby dick. even in todays world, their situation would be really dire, but think about how much worse it would have been then. no one on land had any idea that anything had gone wrong. no search party was coming to look for these men. so most of us have never experienced a situation as frightening as the one in which these sailors found themselves, but we all know what its like to be afraid. we know how fear feels, but im not sure we spend enough time thinking about what our fears mean.
guiding questions
question 1 of 5
what is the connection between the men of the whaleship essex and the audience walker is addressing?
a both have ignored their fears.
b both have feared for their lives.
c both have experienced hopelessness.
d both have experienced variations of fear.

Explanation:

The sailors on the whaleship Essex faced extreme fear due to the ship - sinking situation far from land with limited supplies. The audience likely has their own fears in life. So both have experienced different forms of fear.

Answer:

D. Both have experienced variations of fear.