The second choice is a fragment, not a complete sentence.
I believe the correct choice is number one, because if you turn the sentence around, it answers the question of why the crowd is gathered. You may want to confirm on the website chompchomp.com (Grammar Bites).
Answer:
A. Petra believes that often the teachers tell the students things that they do not believe themselves
Explanation:
According to the given quote, Petra believes that there is falsehood everywhere, both at home and in school, to the extent that children are lied to, or kept away from the truth.
Based on the quote, Petra is a teacher and she talks about being forced to tell lies to the children.
Answer:
Union troops bombarded Confederate forts, Union forces sustained heavy causalties.
Explanation:
In the middle of the night of April 24, Admiral David Farragut led a fleet of 24 gunboats, 19 mortar boats and 15,000 soldiers in a daring run past the forts. Now, the river was open to New Orleans except for the ragtag Confederate fleet. The mighty Union armada plowed right through, sinking eight ships.
