What tone do these sentences from elie wiesel's nobel peace prize acceptance speech create?

it is with a profound sense of humility that i accept the honor you have chosen to bestow upon me. i know: your choice transcends me. this both frightens and me.
a. confusing
b. silly
c. modest
d. arrogant

5. it was "illegal" to aid and comfort a jew in hitler's germany. but i am sure that, if i had lived in germany during that time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers even though it was illegal. • type of figurative language • meaning of figurative language: effect on tone and mood: effect on audience