The question the narrator asks in line 17384("Will it carry you from Gothenburg to Malm like a railway?") most nearly implies that _______.
The question the narrator asks in line 17384("Will it carry you from Gothenburg to Malm like a railway?") most nearly implies that _______.
The correct option is D reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit to humanity.
In the first paragraph, the narrator
asks a series of rhetorical questions about the North Pole: “Who wants the
North Pole! What good is it! Can you eat it? Will it carry you from
Gothenburg to Malmö like a railway?” In this context, the narrator is
suggesting that reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit or
value to humanity; unlike trains that bring travelers to specific destinations,
the North Pole does not provide humans with a specific benefit or form of
convenience. So, option D is the correct answer. Options A, B, and
C are incorrect because the question posed in the first paragraph does not debate modes of travel, examine the proximity
of cities traveled by trains, or question how often people travel.
In the first paragraph, the narrator asks a series of rhetorical questions about the North Pole: “Who wants the North Pole! What good is it! Can you eat it? Will it carry you from Gothenburg to Malmö like a railway?” In this context, the narrator is suggesting that reaching the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit or value to humanity; unlike trains that bring travelers to specific destinations, the North Pole does not provide humans with a specific benefit or form of convenience. So, option D is the correct answer. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because the question posed in the first paragraph does not debate modes of travel, examine the proximity of cities traveled by trains, or question how often people travel.
