A. The aerialist’s feet and the rope
The product of (wavelength) x (frequency) is always the same number ... the wave's speed.
So if the wavelength is somehow reduced to 1/4 its original length, the <em>frequency is immediately multiplied by 4</em> . That's the only way their product can remain the same.
So for an incident rag from vacuum to a medium with n=1.6, and an incident angle of 53 degrees, the the angle of refraction will be .