In "the mark of the beast," which of the following represents the internal conflict of the story?
a. british and asian cultures
b. fleete and the silver man
fleete's friends and the silver man
d. narrator is ashamed of his behavior

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. hoped to convince the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. believed their territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states