Question

napoleons return (1815)
date | newspaper headline
mar 9 | the demon has escaped his place of banishment!
mar 13 | the tyrant is now at lyons. fear and terror seized the people!
mar 20 | napoleon will reach paris tomorrow.
mar 22 | his majesty the emperor made his public entry. nothing can exceed the universal joy.
why did the headlines get more flattering as napoleon got closer to paris?
○ the writer was no longer scared of napoleon’s regaining power.
○ the writer knew that napoleon would be defeated.
○ the writer may have worried that the emperor would retaliate against him.
○ the writer was interested in selling more papers.

Explanation:

As Napoleon got closer to Paris (gaining more power), the writer's tone in headlines shifted from negative ("demon", "tyrant") to flattering ("His Majesty", "universal joy"). This shift likely came from fear of Napoleon's retaliation once he re - established power, as opposed to the other options (A: fear should increase with power; B: no indication of knowing defeat; D: no evidence headlines were for sales).

Answer:

C. The writer may have worried that the emperor would retaliate against him.