Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the sentence,
Thoreau reasons in this paragraph that a man isn't meant to blindly follow the majority's rules because

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior