The answer is C. The new forms of communication such as phones and morse code improve communications. The railroad and steamboat improved transportation.
I think the answer to this question would have to be B) Civic Responsibilities. The reason is that duties are more of paying taxes, serving jury, obeying the laws, etc.
Option A. The rest doesn't make sense.
Motets were usually sacred during the Renaissance. The first option among all the options given in the question is the first option. Motets were not the type of music that would be appreciated by the common people, but only by the educated few. Between the years 1600 and 1400 the motets were given the term of renaissance music.
