What is the narrator's stated "proof" that he is not insane? a) that he was nice to the old man, and treated him well b) that he went about his actions quite methodically, not in a haphazard manner c) that in spite of appearances, he had no murderous intentions with the old man d) that he might have been deceitful with the old man, but it was for the man's own good

The zealots and sages, like ben zaccai, opposed the romans in different ways. describe the differences.

Marian recently made the decision to try to re-wallpaper her own kitchen—which was a mistake given her personality! to compound the mistake, she selected a complex wallpaper pattern that included flowers and trees. each time she put one strip of paper on the wall, she became increasingly upset if there was not a perfect match from the pattern of one strip to the next. if one flower was off by as much as one-tenth of an inch, she would tear down the strip, remove the excess paste, and try again with the next strip. over eight hours after she started this job, she has only succeeded at putting up six strips of wallpaper, which covered about 10 percent of the room in which she was working. marian may suffer from personality disorder.

Atraffic cop has pulled over a speeder, only to discover that he has stopped a close friend. the police officer is torn, because his professional obligations demand that he punish the speeder, but his personal obligations suggest that he should give a friend a break. what is this called?