The answer is D. "Plants about to sprout."
Given the context and the title of the passage, plants sprouting is the most logical choice. When the passage says, "Rooted, they grip down and begin to awaken," you can come to the conclusion that the author is referring to plants since the passage is about spring.
1. Were performed by men wearing masks - expressionism.
2. Allegories representing vices and virtues - morality plays.
3. Based on the life of one of the saints - miracle plays.
4. Early secular plays - Greek plays.
5. Presented stories from the Bible - mystery plays.
6. Presenting life as the playwright saw it, rather than as he would like it to be - realism.
7. Using concrete things to represent abstract ideas - symbolism.
8. Led to the use of scrims and whirling stage platforms. - Roman plays.
9. Commercial theater presenting short-run, low-budget plays. - Legitimate theater.
10. A group of actors presenting a variety of plays - repertory plays.
The settlement (874-930) Norwegian chieftain named Ingólfr Arnarson and his wife, Hallveig Fróðadóttir.
