What’s the difference between being rude and being mean?

I would say the difference is that being rude is the lighter version of being mean. When I think of rude I think of snarky/annoying comments and small petty actions. But when I think of mean I think of much harsher/hurtful comments and more violent actions.

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.