Question

a tale of two cities by charles dickens (adapted excerpt) monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the holiest of holiest to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without. monseigneur could was about to take his chocolate. monseigneur was by some swallow a great many things with ease and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing france, but, his mornings chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the cook. yes, it took four men, all four ablaze with gorgeous decoration, and the chief of them unable to exist with fewer than two gold watches in his pocket, emulative of the noble and chaste fashion set by monseigneur, to conduct the happy chocolate - pot into the sacred presence; a second, milled and frothed the chocolate with the little instrument he bore for that function, a third, presented the favoured napkin, a fourth (the two gold watchers) poured the chocolate out. it was impossible for monseigneur to dispense with one of these attendants on the chocolate and hold his high place under the admiring heavens. select the correct answer. how does the description of the monseigneur develop the theme? a. he serves to embody the spirit of the french revolution. b. he serves to exemplify the characteristics of the french aristocratic society of his time. c. he serves to help provide comic relief through exaggerated description in the story. d. he serves to exemplify the tastes of the common people

Explanation:

The description of Monseigneur in the text highlights his aristocratic and indulgent nature, which is characteristic of the French aristocratic society before the French Revolution. His behavior and the setting in his suite are used to exemplify the traits of the French aristocracy.

Answer:

B. He serves to exemplify the characteristics of the French aristocratic society of his time.