Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The space between the waves and the foot of the cliffs was very broad; one might walk for half an hour before reaching the latter. Our boots crushed innumerable shells of all shapes and sizes, the remains of prehistoric creatures. We saw enormous carapaces, sometimes fifteen feet across, which had belonged to beasts of which the modern tortoise is but a greatly reduced reproduction. Besides this, the stones covering the ground were rounded, and disposed in rows and layers; from all of which we concluded that at one time the sea had covered this part, now beyond its reach.

What is the author`s purpose in writing the passage?

Question

Multiple choice

To show what it takes to be an explorer
To acquaint us with the grind an explorer has to undergo
To take the readers through the rigours of traversing through difficult terrains
To demonstrate the remains of prehistoric creatures

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Accepted Answer

To expose readers to the romance of exploration

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