Answer:
C). Holding high office has costs as great as any of the benefits.
Explanation:
The third statement i.e. 'Holding...benefits' most aptly states the central claim that Bacon builds in the given passage as he portrays the 'costs associated with holding high offices.' He asserts that <u>'men in great places are servants thrice; of state, of fame, and of business' which snatches their liberty and thus, the desire for power leads to loss of freedom.</u> People take the pain(by making efforts) to attain much greater pains(lose their self, liberty, and become more laborious). Thus, <u>the author displays that people only see the benefits enjoyed by people in power but the costs that these benefits come upon is much higher</u>. Hence, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.
What do you think of when you hear monster? A green being with yellow teeth? or a killer who was a heart of stone, and an unquenchable thirst for blood? What words will you use to describe them? Malice, murder,slaughter,shameless.
Answer:
D). taken the place of; succeeded
Explanation:
The meaning that would most closely identify the use of the word 'superseded' in the given paragraph would be 'taken the place of or succeeded.' <u><em>The author wishes to denote a sense of 'replacement or succession' by using this word while asserting that despite the great rulers kept succeeding one another in the capital but remained unable to bring about any kind of change</em></u>. The author connotes a sense of despair and disppointment as the destruction or reestablishment of the dynasty could not help in evolving/growing his little town at all. Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
Three changes are color, texture, and taste.
