Question

What does Mark Twain satirize in this excerpt from "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note"?

Answer 1

From the given multiple choices and the excerpt itself it is really easy to guess the answer. In this story Mark Twain uses many themes, but in this excerpt he shows the difference in people's rank and positions which he gives the full account of them and from the options the correct answer is long list of names required to address certain nobles which we can see Duke, Duchess, Countess etc.

Answer 2

I believe Mark Twain is satirizing 'the long list of names required to address certain nobles' in this excerpt. 
Because, there is no mention of balls and dinner parties, or the importance of the Americans/British, or their eccentric attitudes, therefore, the first option is the correct one.