B. It is a country that favors tradition over progress.
Explanation:
The text claims that China wanted to keep the traditions of the nineteenth century, even if the world was in the twentieth century and China has shown a promising breakthrough, whether in technology, government, or any other situation in the country. The part of the excerpt that makes clear that China is a country that favors the tradition of progress, is the passage:
<em> " I call it absurd because at a time when China was called a republic and mankind had advanced into the twentieth century, I was still living the life of an emperor, breathing the dust of the nineteenth century. "</em>
Calypso allows Odysseus to leave her island because: Hermes has told her that Zeus has ordered it. ... Odysseus' men decide to slaughter Helios' cattle because: They are starving to death
Yet, high school and university students are still required to study his plays ... importance of studying his writing from yesteryear in today's context. ... Current books also reimagine the world of Shakespeare for modern times.
