Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. in the early nineteenth century japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. it had simply opted out of the community of nations. kings are burning somewhere, wheels are turning somewhere, trains are being run, wars are being won, things are being done in the early nineteenth century how does the author's hook engage the reader

The correct answer is It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.

The author's hook engages the reader by making him wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.

One of the best projects of the BBC is called “A History of the World in 100 Objects”. It was a radio production with the help of the British Museum. The Project consisted of a 100-part radio programs. The author was Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum  

Each show was a 15-minute broadcast where MacGregor presented ancient objects of the museum's collections. McGregor wrote a book to support the radio programs. It was published in October 2010.  

there is no photo, therefore i can not answer your question.

the anwser is a) to prevent military conflict