Answer:
I acted very unintelligently.
Explanation:
You could replace dumb with a more profounded way.
The correct answers are: “He is rather self-righteous” and “He considers himself to be a role model to others”. Taken from the “<em>The Tenth Story</em>” within the book “<em>The Decameron</em>” by Giovanni Boccaccio (1353), the speech presented in the excerpt above narrates the moment when Gualtieri explains the purpose of his tormenting Griselda all the previous years. Gualtieri reveals that he did all that in order to show her “<em>how to be a wife</em>” and to teach people “<em>how to choose a keep a wife</em>”, since <u>he considered himself to be </u><u>a role model</u>. The speech also describes Gualtieri’s personality, since he was too proud of his own moral behaviour and beliefs, in a way that annoyed other people. In fact, it is mentioned in the excerpt above that people despised his behaviour (“<em>and for those who considered me a cruel and bestial tyrant</em>”). This is why <u>one could describe him as </u><u>a self-righteous person</u>.
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Beneath it rung the battle shout/And burst the cannon's roar;
Answer: Option C.
<u>Explanation:</u>
This excerpt has been taken from the poem "Old Ironsides" which has been written by Oliver Wendell. The poem talks about a ship which is a war ship. It is a proud ship because it is a war ship.
This ship has grown through various battles and wars making it a strong ship and thus a powerful ship. Because of all this hardships, this ship deserves a good end.
