D he did indeed preform poorly
It sounds like you are talking about the Lusitania. Is that correct?
You didn't include the map, so I can't be entirely sure, but if it's the same test that I have, it's B.
Answer: 1)medicine 2)physics 3)astronomy 4)Aristotle
Explanation: According to the second paragraph, members of the Royal Society discussed MEDICINE, PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY. According to the fourth paragraph, members didn’t want to eliminate the works of ARISTOTLE, but instead wanted to build on them.