<u>Answer:</u>
(A) The first sentence lists specific conditions followed by what might eventually happen.
(C) The second sentence starts with the expression “for this reason”.
(D) The second sentence lists potential consequences of the situation described.
These features of the passage identify it as using a cause-and-effect structure
<u>Explanation:</u>
"Cause and effect" is a common way to explain reasons of why something happened. Writer organizes the information with this type of structure.
In the given passage, first the issue is identified that the people of the country do not have the old prince, so the effect is that they must live under the new one. Then it also describes the reason that they are slow to take up arms, in the next sentence. It is giving the consequences of one situation and describing the other as per option D.
