Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo. Hormuz is a great and splendid city on the sea, governed by a mali
k and with several cities and towns in subjection to it. The people are Saracens who worship Mahomet. The climate is excessively hot—so hot that the houses are fitted with ventilators to catch the wind. The ventilators are set to face the quarter from which the wind blows and let it blow into the house. This they do because they cannot endure the over-powering heat. Which statement best explains the author’s perspective about living in Hormuz? The author is confused by the hot climate and how the people handle it. The author is impressed by the hot climate and the people's response to it. The author wants to learn more about the worship of Mahomet in Hormuz. The author is surprised by the religious practice of the people of Hormuz.
