Read the excerpt below and answer the question. it was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that i encountered my friend. he accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. the man wore motley. he had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. i was so to see him that i thought i should never have done wringing his hand. in the excerpt above, the word surmounted most nearly means

a; ; mounted upon

b; ; gotten over or across

c; ; prevailed over

d; ; equaled in value

A. mounted upon

Explanation:

-Mounted upon refers to putting an object over something else.

-Gotten over or across means to be well after something bad has ocurred to you.

-Prevailed over means that something is superior to something else.

-Equaled in value means to be worth the same.

According to this, the answer is that in the excerpt above, the word surmounted most nearly means mounted upon.

sis. it's been a while since a read that and had that class so i can't answer for u

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.