Question 8 of 10

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Read the following excerpt from Robinson Crusoe:

[T]he people of that country, who, it seems, had been suffered by Providence, in his wise disposition of the world, to have no other guide than that of their own abominable and vitiated passions; and, consequently, were left, and perhaps had been so for some ages, to act such horrid things, and receive such dreadful customs (153).
Based on the wording in this excerpt, which of the following is Crusoe most likely describing?
A. The Englishmen
B. The Spanish
C. The cannibals
D. The mutineers

There are some references indicating that Crusoe is most likely describing the cannibals. For instance, 'The people from that country' being separated or distant from civilization ('disposition of the world'), without influence of moral and law, resort to 'horrid things', guided by 'their own abominable and vitiated passions.' and receiving 'such dreadful customs.'

To vitiate: to destroy or damage something

Dreadful: causing fear, shock, or suffering