What best indicates that the passage was written in the nineteenth century is the fact that the author uses language current at the time of its writing. (option B)
A text written in the nineteenth century
The passage is missing from your question, but we can still make assumptions concerning what it is that indicates its being written in the nineteenth century:
- We can eliminate the first option for two reasons. First, a character can have little scientific knowledge no matter the century. Second, science was already well-developed in the nineteenth century.
- This is most likely the correct answer. The way we write reflects the period of time in which we live.
- Texts that have are moral lesson have always existed. That doesn't prove it was written in any specific century. This is incorrect.
- Finally, animals speaking in human language only shows the text is a fable, but not when it was written. This is most likely incorrect.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the correct answer.
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