On the twenty-sixth the blending of the incense balls was finished and Her Majesty gave them out to her
women. Everyone who had helped prepare them gathered round. On the way back to my quarters I looked
in at Lady Saisho's room, only to find that she was asleep. She lay with her head pillowed on a writing box,
her face all but hidden by a series of robes, dark red lined with green, purple lined with dark red, over which
she had thrown a deep crimson gown of unusually glossy silk; she made an entrancing scene.
– The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
The Empress gave incense balls to
a. the royal family.
b. the peasants.
C.
passing travelers.
d. the women who attended her.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.