Read the passage from "The Book of Martha." After a moment, Martha was able to take her hands from
her face and look again at the grayness around her and
at God. "This can't be heaven," she said. "There's
nothing here, no one here but you."
"Is that all you see?" God asked.
This confused her even more. "Don't you know what I
see?" she demanded and then quickly softened her
voice. "Don't you know everything?"
God smiled. "No, I outgrew that trick long ago. You can't
imagine how boring it was."
Which statement best explains why Martha quickly
softens her voice toward the end of this passage?
O She is worried that God will be upset at her for
sounding insistent
O She does not want to talk loud enough for anyone but
God to hear.
She feels confident that God can hear her no matter
how softly she speaks.
She doesn't want God to hear her questions and
provide answers.

She is worried that God would be upset at her for sounding insistent

ludwig van beethoven (/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbeɪt(h)oʊvən/ (about this soundlisten); german: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːthoːfn̩] (about this soundlisten); baptised 17 december 1770[1] – 26 march 1827) was a german composer and pianist. a crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential of all composers. his best-known compositions include 9 symphonies; 5 piano concertos; 1 violin concerto; 32 piano sonatas; 16 string quartets; a mass, the missa solemnis; and an opera,

fidelio. his career as a composer is conventionally divided into early, middle, and late periods; the "early" period is typically seen to last until 1802, the "middle" period from 1802 to 1812, and the "late" period from 1812 to his death in 1827.

beethoven was born in bonn, then the capital of the electorate of cologne and part of the holy roman empire. he displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father johann van beethoven and composer and conductor christian gottlob neefe. at the age of 21 he moved to vienna, where he began studying composition with joseph haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. he lived in vienna until his death.

by his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf. in 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life, commonly known as his "late" period.