"no," said one of the gentlemen, "we ask you if you do not deeply love the king of the bulgarians? " "not at all," said he; "for i have never seen him." "what! he is the best of kings, and we must drink his health." "oh! very willingly, gentlemen," and he drank. "that is enough," they tell him. "now you are the , the support, the defender, the hero of the bulgarians. your fortune is made, and your glory is assured." how does the use of words such as "defender," hero," "fortune," and "glory" impact the overall meaning of the text? a. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the men may have hidden motives for dining with candide.
b. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's perception of bulgarian soldiers as polite and thoughtful c. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's excitement for the incredible opportunity candide is being offered. d. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the people of candide's time were inclined to flattery.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [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 inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]