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Question

Which of these excerpts is one of the main arguments in Jack London's "The Human Drift"?
A.
The history of civilization is a history of wandering, sword in hand, in search of food.
B.
As soon as [man's] evolution permitted, he made himself better devices for killing than the old natural ones of fang and claw.
C.
And yet, despite this terrible roll of death, there are to-day alive on the planet a billion and three quarters of human beings.
D.
And to this day, [man's] finest creative energy and technical skill are devoted to the same old task of making better and ever better killing weapons.

Answer 1

A. The history of civilization is a history of wandering, sword in hand, in search of food.