Question

"These Ethiopians, as black as they are; seeing they are the Sons and Daughters of the First Adam, the Brethren and Sister of the Last ADAM, and the Offspring of GOD; They ought to be treated with a Respect agreeable."

This excerpt supports all but which main idea?
A. People of African descent are not less human than whites and should be treated with respect.
B. That Africans come from the area where Adam and Eve came from.
C. That the Bible says we should love all people.
D. That everyone is a child of the same God.

Answer 1

B and C both seem like irrelevant choices to me. choice A definitely relates to the excerpt, because the main idea of it is that ethiopians should be given "a respect agreeable" and choice A describes that idea. however, in the case of choice B, the excerpt says that ethiopians are the children of adam and eve, but that doesn't necessarily suggest that ethiopians and africans are from the same location. i think B is too literal of an interpretation, personally. C also seems irrelevant, because the excerpt doesn't mention the concept of love and it doesn't state that we should love them--it says that they should be treated with respect, and for me, there is a distinction there. i would say that D is correct, because it states that ethiopians are "the offspring of god" which emphasizes that they, alongside others, are children of god.

i don't know if you're allowed to pick multiple answers here or what, because i believe B and C are equally incorrect.

Answer 2

The answer is: A. People of African descent are not less human than whites and should be treated with respect.

In this excerpt the author is showing his/her feeling about the Ethiopian black people, saying that their skin color does not affect the treatment that they should receive from the other people, that they are all the Offspring of GOD and for this reason should be treated with a Respect agreeable.