Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The memory of Lincoln, the mention of his name, came like a refreshing breeze from off the prairie, blowing
aside all the scholarly implications in which I had become so reluctantly involved, and as the philosopher
spoke of the great American "who was content merely to dig the channels through which the moral life of his
countrymen might flow." I was gradually able to make a natural connection between this intellectual
penetration at Oxford and the moral perception which is always necessary for the discovery of new methods
by which to minister to human needs.
In this excerpt, the prairie is used as a symbol
slavery
democracy
the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln

Answer 1

Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

In this excerpt, the prairie is used as a symbol of Democracy.

Answer: Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Democracy is a form of government which has been said as by the people, for the people, of the people. This form of government has been selected by the people who are eligible to vote and are formed as their elected representatives who will take up their problems and solve their problems by the representatives.

In this form of government, majority of the power is in the hands of the people who will elect the representatives. These representatives will work for the betterment of the people and for the development of the country.