Answer: I would contend that the right answer is actually "to fake."
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that one of the meanings of the verb to affect is to feign, which can be translated as to pretend or to give a false appearance of something. If the character was trying to "conceal certain inconvenient emotions" which, nevertheless, "seemed inclined to assert themselves" by affecting high spirits, he was, therefore, faking those high spirits, in order to hide his true feelings from the people who had just arrived.
Answer:
The correct would be D
Explanation:
the belief that the gods gave rulers power for as long as they ruled justly
D would be your best answer. Because if you were going to be working on a test your goal is to get things done as quickly and efficiently as possible chances are the answers going to be in that line or a line before or after it not the entire section. Especially on standardized test’s such as the SAT or AP