Answer:
A. Asking clarifying questions
Explanation:
The reverse transcriptase is an enzyme which is used to (B) make DNA from RNA. It generates a complementary DNA from a RNA template and that is why it is called reverse transcriptase.
<u>Answer:</u>
Hercules became famous yet his own girlfriend poisoned him.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The detail about how 'Herculus became famous yet his own girlfriend poisoned him', from Chaucer's "The Monk's Tale", best demonstrates that fortune is a blind prosperity that should not be trusted by anyone.
Herculus got fame and gained strength based on his popularity but he was betrayed by his own girlfriend who later poisoned him which gives a lesson that no one is trust worthy.
The best answer would be Letter B - to entertain.
The author merely would like to provide amusement to the readers at his expense. It certainly does not persuade, explain, nor inform anything since it states - <span>But why bother with the descriptions; you’ve probably already grasped the idea!</span> - which could be taken as a witticism.