Read the passage from elizabethan women.

gold-paneled ballrooms with crystal chandeliers. dashing knights and handsome lords bowing at the knees of elegant ladies. and the loveliest part of all? the ladies themselves, bedecked in ornate gowns, drinking from jeweled goblets before gracing the gentlemen with dances.

now read the passage from a paper on time travel.

any time traveler must consider visiting elizabethan england. there are beautiful castles, gorgeous outfits to wear, and decadent food to eat. the wonders abound!

the most accurate comparison of the two texts is that both

tell the reader interesting stories about elizabethan england.
amuse the reader with funny descriptions of elizabethan england.
persuade the reader of the delights of elizabethan england.
lecture the reader on the importance of elizabethan england.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]