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Question 17 • 26-27 - C - RUSD World History, Culture and Geography

Read these words by American author Mark Twain about travel. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. What point was Twain making about travel?

Answer
A
Travel helps people understand the world around them.
B
Travel makes people more closed-minded and less wholesome.
C
Travel is expensive and useless for most people.
D
Travel is best appreciated by educated people.

Explanation

Twain contrasts traveling with “vegetating in one little corner,” or staying in one place for a lifetime. His point is that travel exposes people to more of the world and helps them develop broader, more understanding views. So the best answer is that travel helps people understand the world around them.

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