In general, readers today have a better understanding of science than readers in 1898. How would the tone of the passage's narrator have affected readers
in 1898 versus readers today?
A. They would have been hopelessly confused by the narrator's
vocabulary
B. They would have been more impressed by the narrator's
knowledge.
C. They would have been insulted by the narrator's attitude toward
them.
O D. They would have been frightened by the level of science
presented.