The answer is: inaction.
Quietism was a movement which started in Spain, France and Italy in 1600s. It believed in the passivity of spirituality and in a contemplative life. It also assumed that perfection could be achieved by the abolition of will, so God would approach someone when its soul is in a quiet state, without any reasoning or executing any actions. As a result, man would accept whatever God grants him.
Answer: A.) At this point in his life he was familiar with the basic science of electricity.
Explanation: This answer makes the most sense out of all of them and the sentence gives reason enough to believe said character has some knowledge on the laws of electricity. Taking this based off the words "I was not unacquainted with the more obvious laws of electricity." Meaning said character had some prior knowledge, so we can assume he is familiar with the basic science of electricity.
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