From the excerpts, how are the two passages similar?

• A. Both offer complaints.
• B. Both recall history.
• C. Both state demands.
• D. Both admit defeat.

Answer: (C)

Both passages express a direct call for action by stating specific demands or reforms they want to see, rather than merely venting grievances, recounting the past, or admitting defeat. In Enlightenment-era rhetoric, such appeals are often framed as petitions or declarations that name the rights or changes sought and call for a response from authorities or the public. Look for language that uses verbs like demand, insist, petition, or call for, and that outlines concrete outcomes. If a passage were just complaining, it would dwell on dissatisfaction without remedies; if it recalled history, it would retell past events; if it admitted defeat, it would concede the status quo. So the shared feature is the explicit demands presented by both passages.