According to the selection from "The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions," which of the following factors most convinced the peasants that the time was ripe to demand social reform? A. A rise in literacy had begun, encouraging peasants to think for themselves. B. The entire system of authority had proved itself to be weak, Incompetent, and untrustworthy.
C. A series of bills passed in Parliament led the peasants to think that a new era of freedom had arrived.
D. The French peasants had recently provided an example of a successful rebellion against an oppressive government.

The story of the farmers is told in the chronological order because it has told a number of events which needed to be in the order in which the events had occurred.

Explanation:

In the lesson "The worms of the earth against the lions", the story has been told of the revolt that the farmers do against the government. The revolt is because of the tax that is put up on the farmers by the government which they felt was clear injustice.

The story has been written in a proper chronological order because it has in it a series of events. The events are in proper order of when and how did they happen and the reason behind the events taking place. So this is the reason why the story is in the chronological order.