Read the excerpt from Freedom's Battle by Mahatma Gandhi. Then, answer the question that follows.
Civil disobedience involves the exercise of restraint and patience: but it requires also resoluteness of will. No tyrant has ever yet succeeded in his purpose
without carrying the victim with him, it may be, as it often is, by force. Most people choose rather to yield to the will of the tyrant than to suffer for the
consequences of resistance.
Which of the following sentences best paraphrases the source material?
Tyrants bully people into following their purpose through the use of force.
O It is possible to achieve freedom without force; if the people choose to peacefully avoid tyranny, they have a chance at liberty even if they must
suffer because of their defiance and steadfastness.
O No tyrant has ever yet succeeded in his purpose without carrying the victim with him, it may be, as it often is, by force. Most people choose
rather to yield to the will of the tyrant than to suffer for the consequences of resistance.
O People can disobey with restraint, patience, and will. A tyrant succeeds by carrying the victim by force. Most people think it's easier to give in to
the will of the tyrant than suffer and resist.