Question

"Historians cannot say precisely when he lived, what he looked like, or whether he was rich or poor, and they don't even know exactly where he went." (Paragraph 1)



What does the word choice in this sentence help to emphasize?

Question 1 Answer options with 4 options
1.
the uncertainty surrounding the life of Pytheas

2.
the false claims put forth by and about Pytheas

3.
the most interesting speculations about Pytheas

4.
the research still required on the subject of Pytheas

Question 2
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Which other sentence uses word choice in the same way as the sentence in Part A?

Question 2 Answer options with 4 options
1.
"Sadly, all copies of Pytheas's account have disappeared." (Paragraph 2)

2.
"Like many other cities around the Mediterranean, it had been founded by Greeks who had left their homeland to better themselves." (Paragraph 3)

3.
"Like many citizens of Massilia, he was almost certainly a merchant, which means he probably traded in two precious imports: amber and tin." (Paragraph 4)

4.
"Historians know that he traveled first to southwest Britain, a place where tin was mined." (Paragraph 5)

Answer 1

Question 1: 1. the uncertainty surrounding the life of Pytheas

Question 2: 3. "Like many citizens of Massilia, he was almost certainly a merchant, which means he probably traded in two precious imports: amber and tin." — it uses hedging words ("almost certainly," "probably") to show uncertainty, like the sentence in Part A.