Question

As used in line 72553, "rule" most nearly refers to

• A. A general guideline.
• B. A controlling force.
• C. An established habit
• D. A procedural method.

Answer 1

The correct option is B A controlling force.

Option B is correct, " Society is but the reflection of the man himself, untempered by woman's thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the home. No one need wonder at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all sublunary matters".

This line itself proves that rule was controlling force.