Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. So the Persepolis of the spirit is no less ravaged than the Susa of material fact. Everything has not been lost, but everything has sensed that it might perish. An extraordinary shudder ran through the marrow of Europe. She felt in every nucleus of her mind that she was no longer the same, that she was no longer herself, that she was about to lose consciousness, a consciousness acquired through centuries of bearable calamities, by thousands of men of the first rank, from innumerable geographical, ethnic, and historical coincidences . . . the disordered behavior of mind fleeing from reality to nightmare and from nightmare back to reality, terrified, like a rat caught in a trap.. (“The Crisis of the Mind,” p. 1) Which of the following best characterizes the mood Valéry describes in this passage? determination anxiety anger regret

Answer 1

The correct answer is b.) Anxiety --- It says, "She was no longer herself." This shows her confusion and anxiety. Again," ... the disordered behavior of mind fleeing from reality to nightmare ..." shows uncertainty, anxiety.

Answer 2

anxiety

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from "The Crisis of the Mind," French author Paul Valéry suggests that Europe is in a state of uneasiness and apprehension, as well as in circumstances of future uncertainties. In that respect, because Europe's power has survived through so much, after world War I the idea of social disturbance is considered a threat.