Question

Which quotation from the Iroquois Constitution best illustrates the relationship between the lords and the citizens of the Five Nations?

A. Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, Adodarhoh, and your cousin Lords.
B. If any man or any nation outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace and make known their disposition to the Lords of the Confederacy, they may trace the Roots to the Tree.
C. Whenever the Confederate Lords shall assemble for the purpose of holding a council, the Onondaga Lords shall open it by expressing their gratitude to their cousin Lords and greeting them.
D. With endless patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people.

Answer 1

Answer: it’s D just took the test

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Answer 2

The correct answer is D. With endless patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an exegetic analysis when in option D says "for your people" it is implying there's a subordination present between the people and someone whose in charge of carrying out the duties so that being clear we can deduct it's referring to the Lords and the citizens and doing an interpretation of the quotation we can say the purpose or objective of it is to guide the way a lord should behave with the people and how he must carry out his activities, so this quotation illustrates perfectly the relationship between them because is literally giving parameters and directives for that relationship