Brutus was considered a patriot because the reason of his assassination of Julius Caesar was that he saw his friend becoming a tyrant to Rome and causing toxic ends to his constituents. Although the end doesn't really justify the means, some believe that he is a righteous man after all.
A. Rupture ; the other ones don’t make sense in this context
Some of the gender roles that are mentioned in Mallam Sile are that rather than the women being the shopkeepers this role was mainly occupied by the men. The women would stay at home and cook, clean and do household chores. This was because the men would be out providing for their families and the women were seen as the ones to raise the children and remain inside the house.
I believe the answer is D. I say this because current language isn't something that makes the piece of literature relevant. Also because A and B make no sense anyway.