Empathy is important when giving humor because you have to also feel what that other person is feeling and how they’re going to take your joke. If you were upset and you started joking on someone that might tear them down even more. You have to know when it’s time to be serious and not to be.
I’m not sure if that’s the answer, I just wanted to try and help.
The correct answer among all the other choices is "He is a very devout man and would help Everyman if he could." This is what this passage imply about Cousin. Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
