The following are the answers to your questions and please if you don't mind, don't post to many questions in just one posting.
#1 D P'u Yi realizes that the splendor is reserved for his position and not for him
#2 <span>B "To show how they loved me and cared for me, the high consorts also sent a responsible eunuch to report on how I had 'consumed viands.' This too was a formality."</span>
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Answer is option A , because they decided to reduce the power of state governments to prevent abuse of power. So that is why those 'restrictive' clauses/laws are there.
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Superlative degrees are forms of the base adjectives that are defined as the highest kind or order of the adjective when more than two objects are compared from one another.Say for example, beautiful, the superlative form is most beautiful. In this case, the words of superlative degree are absolute, wealthy and smart.
Answer: Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule. It intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles.
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