A double bar graph titled Population of European Cities. The left bar is labeled 100 C E. The right bar is labeled 1000 C E. The x-axis is labeled Rome, Paris, and London. The y-axis is labeled Population (in thousands) 0 to 500. In 100 C E, Rome is at 450,000; Paris is at 80,000; London is at 60,000. In 1000 C E, Rome is at 50,000; Paris is at 20,000; London is at 40,000. According to the chart, urban population
from 100 CE to 1000 CE.

The population in Rome decreased by
people from 100 CE to 1000 CE.

This question is based on the following passage. except for a few pigeons, central park was deserted. mist hung above the chilled grass. patches of old snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles. the sun hung just above the horizon, casting red and orange streaks across low-hanging clouds. the portly, gray-haired gentleman jogging down the path looked out of place. for one thing, he was dressed in ordinary street clothes, not a sweat suit. also, every few seconds, he looked anxiously back over his shoulder. coming closer to me, i saw that his face was flushed. he was panting, almost gasping. abruptly, looking this way and that, he moved behind a tree. seeming not to notice my presence, he stood with his back against the trunk, panting heavily. after a moment, he poked his head out to survey the path. it was still empty, except for a squirrel that dashed across the path like a furry dart. i checked my watch. it was now 7: 30. mentally marking the time, i aimed my camera toward the man's face. 20. from the paragraph, you can conclude that the portly man is afraid of something. which one of the following elements gives the strongest evidence for that conclusion? a. he isn't dressed in a jogging suit. b. he's panting. c. he hides behind a tree. d. he's running in a nearly deserted park.