Critiquing a text primarily involves a meticulous analysis as well as evaluation of a written work. It provides the information about the intent and purpose of the author. It functions to reveal the key ideas and the significance of the work along with the assessment of the work and identification of its worth and displaying the limitations or flaws of the argument or work.
As per the question, if a reader scrutinizes Utopia and offers an opinion about it; the reader is most likely 'critiquing the text' as it reveals that he/she has analyzed the text in depth and disclose its flaws i.e. 'perfection involved in portraying the events which offers an artificial outlook to the work.' Thus, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
The people are the source of the government's power.
A government protects the rights of its people and people chose their representatives in government by means of elections. A government can only exist with the consent of the people, meaning that it takes its power from the very people who voted in an election or from people who live in a particular area and are being governed.