Answer:
The answer is D: the blending of pagan and Christian traditions.
Explanation:
I took the class myself.
I would say C. “was”. It’s definitely not “am”, because that just sounds completely wrong. It’s not “are” because that sounds a bit wrong, too. It can’t be “were” because it’s only referring to one group, not many groups. The only answer it could be is C.
A complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another.
Elizabeth Coatsworth uses short, quick words in the first stanza of "Swift Things Are Beautiful" because they d. contribute to the ongoing metaphor in Coatsworth's work. In my opinion it's the most correct option.