Reading Passage:

13. Recently, work on behalf of chimpanzees has moved into the courts. Attorney Stephen M. Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project wanted to end the mistreatment of chimps by asking the court to award chimps some of the same rights as humans. Wise went to court in New York State in December 2013 on behalf of Tommy, a 26-year-old chimp who had been living in a tiny, smelly cage.
14. Wise argued that chimps have the same right as humans not to be imprisoned against their will. According to Wise, chimpanzees should be granted the same rights as a "legal person" because chimpanzees have complex cognitive abilities like humans. Wise's case and others like it have been rejected by New York courts. The Nonhuman Rights Project has, however, promised to file more lawsuits seeking the freedom of other captive animals.

Questions for the Future:

15. While some people support Wise's position, others wonder what will happen if we award these rights to chimpanzees. Will we eventually have to do the same for other animals? Will these future court cases lead to more radical changes in how we see chimpanzees and ourselves? Only time will tell.

Task:

Which sentence from the passage is a minor supporting detail?

A. "Humans have had a long and complicated history with chimpanzees." (paragraph 1)

B. "Spurred on by Goodall's findings, other researchers began studying chimpanzee behavior more closely." (paragraph 9)

C. "Zoos had long been one of the most serious offenders." (paragraph 10)

D. "We do know that the use of chimps for science, in entertainment, and as pets, goes back hundreds of years." (paragraph 3)