Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Sweet and gentle ladies, this day has been devoted, so far as I can see, to the doings of kings and sultans
and people of that sort, and therefore, so as not to place too great a distance between us, I want to tell you of
a marquis, whose actions, even though things turned out well for him in the end, were remaricable not so
much for their munificence as for their senseless brutality. (p. 784)
Which option identifies the context clue that would be most helpful in determining the meaning of the underlined word?
O even though things turned out well for him in the end
o to the doings of kings and sultans and people of that sort,
-not to place too great a distance between us...
-remarkable not so much for... as for their senseless brutality

  dante alighieri wrote the divine comedy, a description of a spititual journey. when he wrote it , he was in exile. in florence, dante's native city, there was a social strife, they had political turmoil, and some of the   florentine names included in the narrative may have been a way that dante used to criticize his fellow citizens.

the sample answer on e2020

conflicting values are demonstrated between two different groups in animal farm. first, the farm animals value hard work. this is shown by them working late and working long hours at the request of the pigs. napoleon and the pigs, however, sleep late daily. furthermore, the animals value equality. this differs from the value of napoleon and the other pigs. instead of equality, they value only gaining power and maintaining their own privilege, which is demonstrated by their taking extra milk and sleeping in beds.

the correct answer is (a) . answer should be simple, clear and brief.