Question

Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn.

In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of lives have been lost. Does it not sometimes seem as though every work of enduring value, in the material as in the moral world, must needs be purchased at the cost of human life? Let us recall with kindness at this hour the work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death, no less than of that great army of men who have wrought, year in and year out, to execute the great design. Let us give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman who has here done his duty well, no less than to the great engineer who told him what to do.

The content of this excerpt makes it clear that

the audience was not very grateful to those who built the bridge.
the mayor owned the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge.
the building of the bridge was incredibly difficult and dangerous work.
the finished bridge was not worth the high cost of construction.

Answer 1

@Convert

Answer 2

Okay, well lets start with the 2 you can get rid of, do you have any idea on which ones?

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

the last one?

Answer 5

Okay well lets start with A

Answer 6

No I don't think we can get rid of the last one just yet because it talks about how many lives were lost

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

20 people died building it right?

Answer 9

But in A it talks about the audience and how they were ungrateful which doesn't make sense because throughout the excerpt it talks about how much we need to remember how many people lost their lives and how hard it was

Answer 10

It doesn't give an exact number in the excerpt but if it says that somewhere else then yes I would think so

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

so we can eliminate A, right?

Answer 13

So do you think we can get rid of A?

Answer 14

Yes, that's what I would think

Answer 15

So then B. It talks about the mayor and how he owned the company that built the bridge

Answer 16

In the excerpt it doesn't mention the mayor at all so that wouldn't make sense

Answer 17

mhm

Answer 18

That leaves us with C and D

Answer 19

For C it talks about how it was a dangerous task and that would make sense because many people lost their lives in building it

Answer 20

right

Answer 21

And in D it talks about how it wasn't worth it but the author doesn't mention at any point that he has any regrets in building the bridge

Answer 22

so it would be C right?

Answer 23

Yes, that's what I think it is

Answer 24

ok thanks that explained it better

Answer 25

No problem! :)