Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In the Age of Honey, people tasted the neighborhood where they lived. From a light orange-blossom flavor that is almost a perfume to dark buckwheat with a hint of soil and grain, honey tastes like local flowers. And that was only part of its appeal. Bees work very hard, and it is easy to see that a queen bee is surrounded by worker bees that protect and serve her. To the ancients, a beehive was perfect, for it brought a gift of sweetness to people while being a mirror of their lives-a king or queen served by loyal subjects.

Which is the authors' purpose for writing this passage?

A) to persuade readers that honey can be made in all neighborhoods

B) to inform readers about the cultural and historical significance of honey

C) to inform readers that honey is made primarily from orange blossoms

D) to entertain readers about how the worker bee produces honey

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Haylee Zavala

21 March, 05:16

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In the Age of Honey, people tasted the neighborhood where they lived. From a light orange-blossom flavor that is almost a perfume to dark buckwheat with a hint of soil and grain, honey tastes like local flowers. And that was only part of its appeal. Bees work very hard, and it is easy to see that a queen bee is surrounded by worker bees that protect and serve her. To the ancients, a beehive was perfect, for it brought a gift of sweetness to people while being a mirror of their lives-a king or queen served by loyal subjects.

Which is the authors' purpose for writing this passage?

A) to persuade readers that honey can be made in all neighborhoods

B) to inform readers about the cultural and historical significance of honey

C) to inform readers that honey is made primarily from orange blossoms

D) to entertain readers about how the worker bee produces honey

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Sanaa · Answer 1

(B) to inform readers about the cultural and historical significance of honey

Kieran Riggs · Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

This passage from "Sugar changed the world" seeks to inform readers abut the cultural and historical significance of honey.

As for cultural significance, the author explains that part of why people liked honey was becuase it tasted different depending on where it was gathered. People like to "taste the neighborhood where they lived".

And as for historical significance, he explains that kings and queens used to like the concept of a beehive because it mirrored their ruling system: a bee queen being served and protected by its subjects.