Past participle, hope this helps
Answer:
D.
Explanation:
Although A seems like a great answer as well, D is a statement that only gives one side of a story. You and I both don't know the man, but the speaker of the sentence has already gotten you and I to think about one thing: The man's lack of intelligence.
A Transcendentalist <span>believes that society and its institutions—particularly </span>organized religion<span> and political parties—ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual.
Having this in mind, the person who would be least likely to appreciate Transcendentalist ideas is a Puritan preacher.</span>