The main idea of this excerpt is the fact that the Grimm Brothers had a strong belief (that the most natural and pure forms of culture were linguistic and based in history) and in following it, they <em>saved</em> the fairy tale. In order to do so, the author gives a supporting detail and reveals the main idea, followed by more details.
The correct answer is option D) “Every purchase you make at a chain store is sale that a local small business misses out on.”
A zero-sum game in this example represents the following situation: if the amount of sales increases for a chain store, then the amount of sales will equally decrease in a small store.
Let’s take the example of a cake. The complete cake represents the total amount of sales in the market. If the chain store takes a big piece of “cake”, then the rest of it is divided into the rest of the small stores.
In the other options provided, the zero-sum game mathematical process does not apply.
The correct answer is a:
Et tu, Brute?
it means "you too, Brutus" and refers to the fact that he did not expect Brutus to be against him like the other people.
