Question

What evidence from the passage best supports the

inference that making sugar was difficult? Select two
options.
"growing and grinding took place in the same spot"
"the work was governed by extremely tight, rigid
discipline"
"Muslims began to put together the rules for this new kind
of farming"
"experimented with using their slaves to run the
plantations"
"many of the slaves working sugar plantations in the
Mediterranean were Russians"
"careful organization did not solve the second problem
with sugar"

Answer 1

The best two options are

b. "the work was governed by extremely tight, rigid discipline"

f. "careful organization did not solve the second problem with sugar"

Option B suggests that the process for the sugar cane plantation had to be difficult, because it is so regulated. (hence the discipline for the workers)

Option F indicates that there are still other issues included, issues that even careful organization and discipline cannot solve.