D. Both fought in the Continental Army.
This answer is correct coz I got it right on my test.
A.
Creating coded messages would be the most likely be a job for a member of the national security agency
Do you mean what? I would say disease, the natives have never came in contact with those sicknesses so they died out fast because of how weak their immune systems were.
Answer:
the second one
Explanation:
this paragraph is simply saying that he was a very important historical figure
For his own sake, no. What he did blatantly put himself in danger and finally was placed under interrogation, etc & so forth.
For the sake of science, yes. What he did, and the consequences thereof, would have publicised his struggle, especially during the age of Enlightenment. Although what he did might also have momentarily pushed people away from science in fear of the consequences of facing the church due to the harsh punishment that he was subjected to. His persistence was, in the end only healthy for the development of science in later years.