17. In the highlighted sentence, Varela is quoted as expressing amazement after a visit to the Society Islands over seeing a Polynesian canoe that featured a:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
Varela's general idea is, "Even the most talented builders in Europe will be surprised to see a canoe: it can carry such a large sail with a hull width of no more than 3 spans. Such a large sail, we have to use Ships with 8 to 10 spans can be loaded."
Item A: There is no one span.
Item B: outfitted does not match the original text.
Item C: Not mentioned in the original text.