Question

Select the correct texts in the passage.

Answer 1

The two statements that best summarize the excerpt are:

"Think of a heap of charred wood and all in one flash!", and "In thunder as in sunshine, I stand at ease."

These sentences show the attitude of the salesman trying to convince the narrator by making he afraid of the consequences if he doesn't buy the lightning-rod.

The second sentence shows how the narrator is not afraid nor convinced by the salesman and scolds him, portraying the triumph over human fear.

Answer 2

For plato its the ones that are "You pretended envoy extraordinary and an agent to and from Jupiter Tonans," and "In thunder as in sunshine"