Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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corporeal being, all the aspects of his personality wallowing in the been thrust upon him, hundreds of centuries before. He'd accepted the that one, stretching out an impalpable tendril of curiosity, brought back to his total consciousness the news that a spaceship from Earth had arrived when no ship from Earth was due. So what? the exterior of the alleged foods. "There appear to be legends might give a clue as to their contents." When, twenty years previously, the Earthmen had come back to their colony on Uxen after a lapse of thousands of years, Zen had been hopeful that they would take some of the Divine Work off his hands. After all, since it was they who had originally established the colony, it should be their responsibility. But it seemed that all humans, not merely the Uxenach, were irresponsible. The Earthmen were interested only in trade and tribute. They even refused to believe in the existence of Zen, an attitude which he found extremely irritating Sapient indeed, and it is I who was the fool to have doubted for so found wide acceptance throughout the Galaxy, particularly the low bowls Formidable. Now every two-bit planet offered hajench in its gift shops. Culturally, though, Uxen had degenerated under the new Earth There was no tourist trade, for the planet was too far from the rest planet arrived at rare intervals for fueling or repairs, but the crew rejected the thought as self-sacrilege. Zen dutifully intensified the beam of awareness and returned it to the audience chamber where the two strange Earthmen who had come on the ship were being ushered into the presence of the king by none other "Welcome, Earthlings, to Uxen," King Uxlu said in the sonorous tones of perhaps scientists?" expectantly. Earth science was banned on Uxen, with the result that its "that require both physics and anthropology." "Yes," said Kendrick. "They are rather involved at that." Peter Hammond shuffled his feet. "It has both hot and cold water laid on, as well as central heating." "We've brought along our own collapsible laboratory-dwelling," Kendrick explained. "We just want a spot to set it up." have felt a moment's uneasiness concerning these wonderful strangers. planet." "Yes, yes, of course I've heard about him," Kendrick said, trembling with hardly repressed excitement. In his hideaway, the material body of Zen breathed a vast multiple sigh of relief. He was getting to like these Earthmen more and more by the teach these Earthlings some manners." His face grew wistful. "Well I been retrieved by the Earthlings. They had not communicated with Uxen for so many hundreds of years, they had explained, because, after a more than ordinarily disastrous war, they had lost the secret of space travel for centuries. Now, wanting to make amends for those long years of neglect, they immediately provided that the Earth language and the Earth income tax become mandatory upon Uxen. The language was taught by recordings. Since the Uxenach were a highly intelligent people, they had all "Why else should they come to such a remote corner of the Galaxy? And nuclear beliefs. If only we could discover what it is, secure it for ourselves, perhaps we could defeat the Earthmen, drive them away—" he sighed for the third time that morning—"and rule the planet ourselves." loveliest women of the planet for their wives had resulted in an "Why did you let yourself be conquered?" the princess retorted not to the Earthlings. After all, he had been there first. were Of course it was his holiday, but Zen couldn't resist the appeal of you, worthy and undeservedly Honored Parent?" "Those two scientists who arrived from Earth. Didn't you meet them when you came in?" must introduce a spy into their household to learn their science and turn it to our advantage." "They are very careful, those Earthlings," Guj informed her superciliously. "It is obvious that they do not intend to let any of us Another aspect of Zen's personality followed the two Earthmen as they of the spaceship in one of the Royal Parks. A vast crowd of Uxenach gathered to watch the novelty, and among them there presently appeared no difficulty in recognizing as the prime minister, heavily disguised. Of course it would have been no trouble for Zen to carry out Guj's cleaner or something. Now they'll just be more curious than ever.... just what you needed." "Yes, and the first to catch on to why we're here. We mustn't antagonize the natives these closed groups are so apt to resent any anthropology is a science, too, you know." Peter snorted. "Some Earthmen claim actually to have seen these alleged manifestations," Kendrick went on to explain, "in which case there must be some kind of mechanical trickery involved—which is where you come wondered. There were a lot of mystifying things about these Earthmen. The scientists' quaint little edifice was finally set up, and the spaceship took its departure. It was only then that the Earthmen discovered that something they called cigarettes couldn't be found in the welter of packages, and that the robot wouldn't cook dinner or, in to be all right, and yet the damned thing won't function." "Looks as if we'll have to do the housework ourselves, confound it!" "Uh-uh," Peter said. "You can, but not me. The Earth government put me under your orders so far as this project is concerned, sir, but I'm not supposed to do anything degrading, sir, and menial work is classified themselves." "How disgusting that there should still be a planet so backward that , Zen thought, shocked all the functions of gods on other planets might be different than on Uxen ... unless the Earthlings failed to pay reverence to their own gods, which Refuse Removal was not necessarily a divine prerogative. Those first colonists were very clever yourself." "All right," Kendrick agreed gloomily. "We'll try one of the natives." sought audience with the prime minister. "Welcome, Earthmen, to the humble apartments of His Majesty's most An expression of vivid pleasure illuminated the prime minister's as unpleasant as I fancied." Guj stroked his beard. "How do you know the Earthlings will select you personality, Zen kept one free so that the next day he could join the Earthmen—in spirit, that was—on their excursion in search of a menial. "If, as an anthropologist, you are interested in local folkways, into a scarlet, boat-shaped vehicle, "you will find much to attract It purred and fluttered long eyelashes. "We breed an especially bouncy itself, comes of its implicit reliance upon the powers of an omnipotent "The apparent irreverence," Kendrick explained in an undertone, creatures and dressed in thick sacklike tunics. Among them, the plain.... We'll take that one." The professor pointed to the dumpiest and oldest of the women. "How much should I offer to start, Your Excellency? No sense beginning the bidding too high. We Earthmen aren't made of money, in spite of what the rest of the Galaxy seems to think." "Communicate? Are they mutes?" "No, but very few of these women speak Earth." A look of surprise flitted over the faces of the servants, vanishing as her royal highness glared at them. Kendrick pursed thin lips. "I was under the impression that the Earth honored with a pinch from the hand of royalty. "But you will not betray us? We are making rapid advances and before long we hope to make Earth universal." "No speak," she replied. Peter tugged at his superior's sleeve. "That one speaks Earth." Kendrick shook him off. "Do you speak Earth?" he demanded of the second oldest and ugliest. She shook her head. The others went through the same procedure. Zen wondered whether Earthmen had powers of precognition. The others entered the small dwelling. "That little trip certainly gave

<question>:
What did the true intentions of the Earth visitors appear to be?

<options>:
A Search for atomic materials to construct weapons
B Study the spiritual structure of the society
C Provide them with spaceships
D Test the atmosphere and geology for colonization

<answer>:

B