Read the following passage from Mark Twain's "The War Prayer": It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country
was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the
holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands
playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers
hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the
receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a
fluttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun...
Based on this passage, how would you characterize the townspeople's
attitude toward the war?
A. Melancholic
B. Distressed
C. Contented
D. Excited