Nhận biết (M1)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

- The French Republican calendar was used in France from 1793 to 1805.

- Each calendar week had ten days, two of which were called quintidi and decadi.

- Each quintidi was given a unique name in honor of an animal.

- Each decadi was given a unique name in honor of an agricultural tool.

- Bœuf, a quintidi in the month of Vendémiaire, was named after the ox.

- Van, a decadi in the month of Nivôse, was named after the winnowing fan.

The student wants to emphasize a difference between quintidi and decadi. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  Each decadi was named after an agricultural tool; for example, a decadi during the month of Nivôse was named after the winnowing fan.

• B.

  There were ten days in each week of the French Republican calendar, and two of these days were called quintidi and decadi.

• C.

  One quintidi during the month of Vendémiaire was named after an animal, the ox.

• D.

  Each quintidi in the calendar honored an animal, such as the ox, whereas each decadi honored an agricultural tool, such as the winnowing fan.