Read the writer's original draft of this sentence from
paragraph 2 of "a quest for lord corliss." before the game
came out, the writer replaced the word dangerous with
perilous. how does the connotation of the word perilous affect
the tone of the paragraph?
however, before we begin your next level of training, i must
first send you on a questa dangerous task to test
your mettle.
it gives it a more adventurous tone.
it gives it a more down-to-earth tone.
it gives it a more scholarly tone.
it gives it a more focused tone.

Answer:

The connotation of the word perilous affects the tone of the paragraph as A: It gives it a more adventurous tone.

Explanation:

Perilous means something that is risky or dangerous. If dangerous is replaced with perilous in the given sentence, it would add more adventurous tone to the sentence.

The sentence would mean that before the next level of training began, author had sent a risky or a very dangerous task to know their mettle or ability. It will not give the sentence down to earth or focused or scholarly tone as per other options. The sentence would go according to the meaning of the word ‘perilous’.