Question

1. part b: which quote from the text best supports the answer to part a? a. \here in japan, we are a part of a feudal system. there is a ranking to things, with important people at the very top, and not important people all the way down at the bottom.\ (paragraph 1) b. \the strongest person in this country is the one with the most military power.\ (paragraph 3) c. \as impressive as they are, samurai means nothing more than one who serves. yes, thats true, you are a servant to me.\ (paragraph 5) d. \if there were no farmers like us, there would be no rice. with no rice, the emperor would not have enough energy to sit on his throne at the top.\ (paragraph 7)

Explanation:

To answer this, we assume Part A's answer is about farmers' importance. Option D emphasizes that without farmers (and rice), the emperor can't function, showing farmers' crucial role, which supports the idea that some (like non - farmers) are less important than farmers. Option A is about the feudal ranking system generally, B is about military power, and C is about samurai being servants—none support the farmers' importance idea as D does.

Answer:

D. "If there were no farmers like us, there would be no rice. With no rice, the emperor would not have enough energy to sit on his throne at the top." (Paragraph 7)