I think it means sects like calvinism lutherism and salvationism
New technologies have changed the whole world in scientific matters, social relationships, economy, health, nature, and we could go on with many more examples. One of the things that has been modified with this development is advertising. Now tech marketing is one of the main things to consider if you want to persuade people.
Actually, the classic way to advertise something has been left behind, after tech marketing and media.
The correct answer is The unfavorable descriptions of the pardon-seller’s physical appearance imply that the narrator thinks poorly of this character, he uses several words that don't talk about a nice person like rat's tails as a description for his hair or the fact of having goat's voice.
The other options talk about positive attributes which are not presented in the prologue reason why they can not be correct.
