I would have to say formal, mainly because I looked it up on google.
The sentence "Moreover, it is probably just as valuable or more valuable to us now, than it was in the ancient past".
C. Narrative has a plot, character and setting.
Think of a movie with Morgan Freeman, in the beginning when he Narrates he is describing the setting, plot, and sometimes characters.
<span>indirect characterization
This shows the character's feeling and ideals, which gives the reader a view of how the character thinks. The quote doesn't say anything directly about the character, but the reader can see how he feels about the Burmese (positively) versus the British (negatively but that he's not willing to show it.</span>