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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Several familiar foods were once thought dangerous. - Tomatoes were believed poisonous in eighteenth-century Europe. - Potatoes were banned in parts of France until the 1770s. - Coffee was condemned as harmful by physicians in the 1600s.

The student wants to illustrate the first note with a single example. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Tomatoes, for example, were widely believed to be poisonous in eighteenth-century Europe.Correct
  2. B. Several foods were once thought dangerous.
  3. C. Tomatoes, potatoes, and coffee are foods.
  4. D. Fears about food change over time.

Answer: A. Tomatoes, for example, were widely believed to be poisonous in eighteenth-century Europe.

One food, one belief, one time.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Several foods were once thought dangerous.
Restates the claim.
C. Tomatoes, potatoes, and coffee are foods.
Names foods without the beliefs.
D. Fears about food change over time.
A generality.

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