Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.

Here again good incense grows in profusion—I will tell you how. It is produced by trees of no great size, like little fir trees. They are gashed with knives in various places, and out of these gashes oozes the incense. Some of it even oozes from the tree itself without any gashing, in consequence of the great heat that prevails.

What is most likely the author's purpose for including this detail about Dhofar?

The author describes Dhofar's busy port as very good is most likely the author's purpose for including this detail about Dhofar. Hence, option C is correct.

What is the concept of the passage?

It should be emphasized that an author's language choices serve to convey his or her viewpoint and emotional state. In this instance, the author used adjectives like "fine" and "splendour" to describe Dhofar and its bustling port, calling it "quite good." This demonstrates how accurately the author described Dhofar.

The port of Dhofar is described as being excellent, and the words lovely and splendor are used to describe Dhofar itself. This is his attitude toward and perspective on these locations. It's possible that someone else will disagree and say they don't like Dhofar or its port. Opinions might differ greatly since they are subjective.

Thus, option C is correct.

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The options are missing from the question-

A) The author uses the phrase “stands on the sea” to describe Dhofar.

B) The author says that incense in Dhofar is produced by trees “of no great size.”

C) The author describes Dhofar's busy port as “very good.”

D) The author uses the words “fine” and “splendour" to describe Dhofar.

E) The author uses the phrase "subject to a count" to describe the people of Dhofar.