Curtural context
which statement is true?

a: the four aspects of cultural context are setting, lifestyle, purpose, and falling action.
b: taking notes to record background information can you keep track of what you learn about a culture with which you are unfamiliar.
c: experienced readers know to skip footnotes and subtitles because they may distract from the main points in a text.
d: the purpose of acquiring information about cultural context is to develop a long set of notes.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.