Question
Which passage from the Article best supports the idea that egg hunters were willing to sacrifice everything to make a profit?
Unfortunately, they weren't exactly delicious. The eggs tended to have a fishy aftertaste. Despite this, between 1849 and 1896, around 14 million murre eggs were eaten.
Egg hunters crawled up sheer cliffs and battled huge flocks of gulls. The work was dangerous. Many got injured or even died.
The islands are surrounded by great white sharks and are inhospitable to most humans.… Yet they are prime real estate for something else: seabirds.
The fortune hunters dressed in special shirts, cotton sacks with holes cut out for the head and arms and a large pocket…that could hold 18 to 20 dozen eggs.
Unfortunately, they weren't exactly delicious. The eggs tended to have a fishy aftertaste. Despite this, between 1849 and 1896, around 14 million murre eggs were eaten.
Egg hunters crawled up sheer cliffs and battled huge flocks of gulls. The work was dangerous. Many got injured or even died.
The islands are surrounded by great white sharks and are inhospitable to most humans.… Yet they are prime real estate for something else: seabirds.
The fortune hunters dressed in special shirts, cotton sacks with holes cut out for the head and arms and a large pocket…that could hold 18 to 20 dozen eggs.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The passage that best supports the idea that egg hunters were willing to sacrifice everything to make a profit is:
"Egg hunters crawled up sheer cliffs and battled huge flocks of gulls. The work was dangerous. Many got injured or even died."
This statement highlights the extreme risks and dangers faced by egg hunters in their pursuit of profit, emphasizing their willingness to put themselves in peril for the sake of making money.
"Egg hunters crawled up sheer cliffs and battled huge flocks of gulls. The work was dangerous. Many got injured or even died."
This statement highlights the extreme risks and dangers faced by egg hunters in their pursuit of profit, emphasizing their willingness to put themselves in peril for the sake of making money.