Explanation:
As per the question, the author's key purpose of including this paragraph include 'to inform the reader about the location' and 'to entertain the readers by showing how dramatic the situation is.
The answer is b: to pay for social security
The Directory, established in 1795, was "<span>d. overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte". Before this happened, however, it was a body that sought to oversee the affairs of Revolutionary France.</span>
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