although much exploration was carried out by the french and the british, people from many other nations participated in the exploration of the new world. one of these, , was hailed by charles darwin as "the greatest scientific traveler who ever lived.".
a) immanuel kant
b) gotthold lessing
c) moses mendelssohn
d) alexander von humboldt
e) paul henri d'holbach

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.