The only word that could potentially be a compound noun is patents, but that has its own definition-a government meeting of some sort.
A compound noun would be a compound word that is also a noun, but there aren't really any compound words.
I know this doesn't really help, sry.
If you don’t learn history you are condemned to repeat it. Children sometimes don’t learn and repeat bad things so not learning history is kinda like that.
Quotations add emphasis to ideas, so A is out. If quotations add emphasis to ideas then they also add strong support to claims therefore C is out. Quotations add credibility to writing as well so D is out. Therefore B is the right answer, you would not include direct quotations in a story to add length to a boring story.
<span>The Victorian Era spanned the rule of Queen Victoria. The Era was a long stretch of peace, thriving, "refined sensibilities" and national fearlessness for the United Kingdom. A few researchers date the start of the period as far as sensibilities and political worries to the entry of the Reform Act 1832.</span>