Question

without informing any of his students of his intentions, jones began demanding that they follow his orders without question. these included, for example, orders to sit upright and begin all statements with \mr. jones.\ students were eager to oblige. but joness experiment took an alarming turn when students began creating their own rituals, such as using exclusive hand signals, and began reporting to jones if classmates broke rules. jones ended the experiment when he felt it had gotten out of control.
as used in the paragraph, oblige most nearly means ____.
choose 1 answer:
a follow expectations
b express concern
c disagree with
d welcome new ideas

Explanation:

The context shows that Jones demanded students follow his orders (like sitting upright and starting statements with "Mr. Jones") and students were "eager to oblige". This implies they were eager to follow his expectations. "Express concern" (B) has no relation to following orders. "Disagree with" (C) is the opposite. "Welcome new ideas" (D) is not relevant as it's about following existing orders, not new ideas.

Answer:

A. follow expectations