An hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making enquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms. based on the context of the passage, which definition most clearly fits the word insolent? a. a critical judgment of someone that is put in acceptable terms b. showing rudeness, especially when you should be respectful c. seeking revenge for a rude remark by another person d. a person who puts on a positive performance under pressure

chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

hope this answer you: )!

1. negative, complain without fixing anything.

2. she disagrees with them.

i believe the answer is b.

i believe the dynamic character would be teddy because he learns an important lesson