People of adilpur (a) very compassionate and honest. injustice and trickery (b) as alien to them as truth and fair play (c) to some in world. alas! adilpur and its inhabitants vanished long ago leaving behind nothing but (d) tales that (e) avidly told.
(a) (i) was (ii) were (iii) had (iv) was to be
(b) (i) were (ii) have (iii) was (iv) had
(c) (i) is (ii) were (iii) are (iv) will be
(d) (i) the few (ii) a few (iii) few (iv) any
(e) (i) is (ii) are (iii) were (iv) am..
plz follow in the blanks choosing the most appropriate words out of the options given

The answers are explained below.

Explanation:

A) is were since people is a plural noun and takes a plural verb.

B) is also were since compassionate and honest compound one single subject.

C) answer's is are since it refers to plural in present tense.

D) fits with a few since the article a is necessary to complete this quantity expression.

E) is completed with were since it refers to the tales as a plural subject in past.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

i believe it is the first choice (1.)

because the major theme is(“both the wild and civilization have rules.”)

and also as u said,( based on what buck learns within the call of the wild, "both the wild and civilization have rules".this is true of humans within society as well.