The excerpt and the options attached to the question above are given below:
The company faced the bridge, staring stonily, motionless. The sentinels, facing the banks of the stream, might have been statues to adorn the bridge. The captain stood with folded arms, silent, observing the work of his subordinates, but making no sign. Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.
The man who was engaged in being hanged was apparently about thirty-five years of age. He was a civilian, if one might judge from his habit, which was that of a planter. His features were good—a straight nose, firm mouth, broad forehead, from which his long, dark hair was combed straight back, falling behind his ears to the collar of his well-fitting frock coat. He wore a mustache and pointed beard, but no whiskers; his eyes were large and dark gray, and had a kindly expression which one would hardly have expected in one whose neck was in the hemp. Evidently this was no vulgar assassin. The liberal military code makes provision for hanging many kinds of persons, and gentlemen are not excluded.
A. Cruel and mocking
B. satiric and biting
C. indignant and disgusted
D. sympathetic and regretful
E. respectful and admiring
ANSWER
The correct option is D.
From the passage given above, it can be seen that, the soldiers that were engaged in hanging the man were silent and fixed in their positions and these are their own way of showing deference to the man that was about to be executed. Their actions show sympathy and regret.
What tone does the author use in this excerpt from Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which discusses the hanging of an enemy combatant?
The tone that the author use in this excerpt from Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which discusses the hanging of an enemy combatant is vengeance.
B. Socrates moved away from metaphysical thinking and began focusing on moral, social, and psychological questions.
Explanation:
The Sophists of the Greek focused on aspects that defined/explained reality and the characteristics related to reality in a broader range, i.e., to understand it more deeply beyond common senses, stimuli experienced by an individual in his/her life.
Socrates, who also taught to people (like Sophists) did not charge any fee for it (unlike Sophists). He believed that this is a part of every individual's life and it is our right to know about these basic values in a deeper way.
As a pivotal figure in Greek Philosophy, Socrates changed the dimension of thought and approach towards understanding life. Prior to Socrates, philosophers in Greek completely focused on physical and natural elements. But Socrates discarded the metaphysical element of it. He developed a process of teaching people moral, social and psychological elements to understand the same.
B.The ducklings and their mother waddles toward the pond.
C.Books and television entertain us on a rainy day.
its A i got it wrong and checked the answer
B.dissident : disagreement
C.author : concordance
D.corpus : collected writing
E.carrion : decay
B."Robins, on the other hand," said Mary, "are masons."
C."Are woodpeckers carpenters? Henry asked."
D.Sure they are, Mac replied.