Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas
Question 17 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.A fire was lit in a giant iron cauldron, and the certificates of 2,300 Indians were tossed into the flames—the first major act of Satyagraha. "I am not property," the Indians were showing. "I am not your victim," they were demonstrating. "I have the power of my conscience," they were proving. The quiet strength of the Indian community shook the South African government. And by June 1914 it gave in; the Black Act was taken off the books. The Indians had insisted that they were not mere workers but were citizens—and finally the government could not resist.
Answer
A
The Indians' demonstration and act of resistance was a successful strategy to change laws.
B
South African leaders repealed the Black Act because they agreed with the Indians.
C
The Indians tossed their certificates into a cauldron to hide their legal status as property.
D
Satyagraha had more powerful political influence over laws than the government did.
Explanation
The passage says the Indians burned their certificates as an act of Satyagraha, demonstrating that they were not property and asserting their rights. It then explains that the Black Act was taken off the books in 1914, showing that their nonviolent resistance helped change the law. Choice A best captures this result; the passage does not say the government repealed the law because it agreed with them.
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