2 Though the denotation of assume in paragraph 2 is "to place oneself in," Boswell gives the word the negative connotation of "imagine oneself in. By giving the word assume a negative connotation, Boswell
most likely meant to suggest that the writers
did not understand the human species
B could not generally be trusted
C did not understand war
were not qualified philosophers
A
D

Atahualpaemperor of the inca empire who rose to the throne after winning a civil war between him and his brother.  -he refused to become a spanish vassal or christian.-francisco pizarro kidnapped him and demanded a huge ransom.  -pizarro's secretary described him as "a man of thirty years, good-looking and poised, somewhat stout, with a wide, handsome, and ferocious face, and the eyes flaming with blood."-after the ransom was paid, atahualpa was killed by pizarro